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Tea caddy

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At A Glance

  • Period

    19th century, circa 1854-1870

  • Geography

    Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan

  • Material

    Stoneware with translucent ash glaze; ivory lid

  • Dimension

    H x Diam: 10 × 6.7 cm (3 15/16 × 2 5/8 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1902.214a-b

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1902.214a-b

Object Details

  • Description

    Tea caddy; ovoidal, horizontal corrugation; ivory cover. Flat string-cut base.
    Clay: medium texture; buff color, darkened where exposed.
    Glaze: Cream yellow splashed with brownish yellow areas. Irregular crackle, stained in places. Interior glazed.
    seal impressed on foot, reading "Utatsu."

  • Marks

    seal impressed on foot, reading "Utatsu."

  • Provenance

    To 1902
    Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1902 [1]
    From 1902 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in 1902 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]
    Notes:
    [1]
    See Original Pottery List, L. 1190, 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

  • Exhibition History

    Japanese Art of the Meiji Era (September 20, 1997 to April 26, 1998)
    Japanese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to January 17, 1980)
    Japanese Art--Shinto (October 12, 1976 to December 10, 1976)
    Japanese Art: Paintings and Pottery (July 1, 1966 to May 2, 1973)
    Japanese Art (January 1, 1963 to July 1, 1966)
    Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 1 and 2 (February 25, 1956 to January 1, 1963)

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Bunkio Matsuki 松木文恭 (1867-1940) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

  • Origin

    Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer

  • Type

    Vessel

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