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Incense container with design of Cherry River

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At A Glance

  • Period

    mid-19th century

  • Geography

    Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan

  • Material

    Buff clay; white slip, iron and cobalt pigments under transparent glaze, and enamels over glaze; wood replacement for missing base.

  • Dimension

    H x W: 1.4 x 8.1 cm (9/16 x 3 3/16 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1902.219a-b

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1902.219a-b

Object Details

  • Artist

    Style of Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743)
    Kyoto workshop, Kenzan style

  • Description

    Lid for fan-shaped incense box (kogo), with later wooden base.
    Clay: stoneware, hard, gray.
    Glaze: transparent, appearing grayish-cream, tinged with blue; crackled; brownish-black on edges.
    Decoration: in white slip and iron and cobalt under pigments under glaze and gold and red enamels over glaze. Blossoming cherry trees by stream.
    Inscription on the base.

  • Signatures

    Signature: Kenzan, in rectangular frame, written in iron pigment under glaze on back of lid.

  • Inscriptions

    Contains inscription on the base.

  • 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. 1195, 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

    The Potter's Brush: The Kenzan Style in Japanese Ceramics (December 9, 2001 to October 27, 2002)
    Fans (May 18, 1980 to October 13, 1981)

  • Previous custodian or owner

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

  • Origin

    Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer

  • Type

    Container

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