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Tea caddy, imo-no-ko type

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At A Glance

  • Period

    1570-1580

  • Geography

    Mino kilns, Gifu prefecture, Japan

  • Material

    Stoneware with iron and ash glazes; ivory lid

  • Dimension

    H x Diam: 7.6 × 7.3 cm (3 × 2 7/8 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1905.47a-b

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1905.47a-b

Object Details

  • Description

    Light gray clay; surface concealed by iron wash. Concentrically trimmed base with scars of gravel.
    Iron glaze, mottled reddish brown to black, over iron wash; two finger marks in lower edge of glaze. Inside glazed.

  • Provenance

    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. 1904 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1360, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Also see Curatorial Remark 11, 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.

  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection

  • Exhibition History

    The Idea of China in Japan: The Tea Ceremony in Japan (December 19, 1999 to June 11, 2000)
    An Invitation to Tea (November 9, 1996 to April 26, 1998)

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Thomas E. Waggaman (1839-1906)
    American Art Association (established 1883) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

  • Origin

    Mino kilns, Gifu prefecture, Japan

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer

  • Type

    Vessel

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