Vase in form of kingfisher on post
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Period
19th century -
Geography
Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan -
Material
Earthenware with enamels over clear glaze -
Dimension
H x W: 19.7 x 5.8 cm (7 3/4 x 2 5/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1898.417 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1898.417
Object Details
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Description
Flower-vase, hanging. Bird on tree-trunk.Clay: hard, sonorous, grayish.Glaze: creamy gray, splashed with dark brown and green, pitted; bird in cream, dark gray, and olive. -
Provenance
To 1898Yamanaka & Company, to 1898 [1]From 1898 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1898 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 159, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.[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. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Sylvan Sounds: Freer, Dewing, and Japan (May 18, 2013 to January 4, 2015)Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons in Japanese Art (September 14, 1977 to April 8, 1978) -
Previous custodian or owner
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
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