Tea bowl in mishima style, Karatsu ware

Historical period(s)
Edo period, 1630-1650
Medium
Stoneware with white slip inlaid under clear glaze
Style
Karatsu, Agano, or Takatori ware, Mishima type
Dimensions
H x W: 9.3 x 13.7 cm (3 11/16 x 5 3/8 in)
Geography
Japan, Saga prefecture or Fukuoka prefecture
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number
F1897.80
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Tea bowl

Keywords
Agano ware, Edo period (1615 - 1868), Japan, Karatsu ware, stoneware, Takatori ware, tea, white slip
Provenance

To 1897
Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1897 [1]

From 1897 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1897 [2]

From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 527, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

[2] See note 1.

[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

Previous Owner(s)

Yamanaka and Co. (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer 1854 - 1919

Label

Made at one of the kilns in southern Japan established by immigrant Korean potters, this bowl uses a Korean decorative technique of enduring popularity. Known in Japan as mishima, the decoration employs white clay solution (slip) brushed over stamped or incised motifs to create subtly irregular patterns. The vessel is then coated with clear glaze, through which the patterns may be seen.

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
Rights Statement

Copyright with museum

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