Vase with large geometric handles

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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
1870-1890 -
Geography
Seto, Aichi prefecture, Japan -
Material
Stoneware with white, iron-brown, and cobalt-blue glazes -
Dimension
H x W x D: 27.2 x 18.6 x 18.6 cm (10 11/16 x 7 5/16 x 7 5/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1898.483 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1898.483
Object Details
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Description
Buff clay. String-cut base. Two handles. Opaque white glaze on upper body and handles, applied in two layers, crackled; thin iron glaze on lower body, partially wiped off lower wall and base. Drips of cobalt blue and iron brown glaze on front, over vertical indentation; accents of iron glaze on handle bosses. -
Provenance
To 1898Yamanaka & Company, New York 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. 54, 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. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Previous custodian or owner
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Seto, Aichi prefecture, Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
Restrictions and Rights
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