Tea caddy, imo-no-ko type
Pinkish buff clay, concealed by iron wash. Rough string-cut base. Iron glaze, appearing mottled rust brown and black; single drip running onto base; large fingerprint surrounded by light brown patch. Inside glazed.
- Provenance
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To 1905
Thomas E. Waggaman (1839-1906), Washington, DC, to 1905 [1]From 1905 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased at the sale of the Waggaman Collection, American Art Association, New York, NY, January 25-February 3, 1905, no. 1749 [2]From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1351, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Also see Curatorial Remark 12, Louise Cort, June 17, 2008, in the object record.
[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)
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Thomas E. Waggaman 1839 - 1906
Charles Lang Freer 1854-1919
American Art Association (C.L. Freer source) established 1883
- Description
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Pinkish buff clay, concealed by iron wash. Rough string-cut base. Iron glaze, appearing mottled rust brown and black; single drip running onto base; large fingerprint surrounded by light brown patch. Inside glazed.
- Published References
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- Louise Allison Cort. Japanese Tea Culture: Art, History, and Practice. London and New York. fig. 3.11.
- Louise Allison Cort. Seto and Mino Ceramics. Washington and Honolulu, 1992. cat. 14, p. 81.
- Collection Area(s)
- Japanese Art
- Web Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- Rights Statement
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Copyright with museum
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