Square serving dish

Terms of Use
Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
ca. 1953 -
Geography
Inbe, Okayama prefecture, Japan -
Material
Wood-fired unglazed stoneware with accidental ash glaze -
Dimension
H x W x D: 4.6 × 30.4 × 30 cm (1 13/16 × 11 15/16 × 11 13/16 in) -
Accession Number
S2016.10 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S2016.10
Object Details
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Artist
Kaneshige Toyo (1896-1967) -
Provenance
From 1953-54J.B. Blunk (1926-2002), Inverness, California, gift of the artist, Kaneshige Toyo (1869-1967), Tokyo, Japan in 1953-54. [1]To 2016Gallery Japonesque, San Francisco, California. [2]From 2016Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchased from the Gallery Japonesque, San Francisco, California. [3][1] J. B. Blunk spent 14 months with Kaneshige Toyo as an apprentice in Japan from 1953 to 1954. During this time, Kaneshige gave him this dish. See Acquisition proposal, object file, Collections Management Office.[2] The dish was purchased from the Gallery Japonesque in 2016. See Acquisition Consideration Form, object file, Collections Management Office.[3] See note 2. -
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection -
Previous custodian or owner
James Blain Blunk (1926-2002) -
Origin
Inbe, Okayama prefecture, Japan -
Credit Line
Purchase — funds provided by Dr William Goldstein, Victor and Takako Hauge, Dorothy T. Goldman, and Janice Rabinowitz -
Type
Vessel -
Restrictions and Rights
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