string(20) "edanmdm:fsg_F1906.27" Tea ceremony rinse-water bowl, unknown Raku ware workshop - National Museum of Asian Art
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Tea ceremony rinse-water bowl, unknown Raku ware workshop

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At A Glance

  • Period

    19th century

  • Geography

    Japan

  • Material

    Raku-type earthenware with lead glaze

  • Dimension

    H x Diam: 6.2 × 14.4 cm (2 7/16 × 5 11/16 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1906.27

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1906.27

Object Details

  • Artist

    False signature of Takeno Joo (1502-1555)

  • Description

    Raku ware, unknown workshop; false signature of Takeno Joo.
    Tea ceremony waste-water jar (kensui). Heavy, corrugated walls.
    Clay: soft, light-buff. Raku type
    Glaze: brilliant light-green, splashed with yellows, browns, and reds.

  • Inscriptions

    Inscription Daikokuan Joo, cipher (kao)
    Inscription Daikokuan Joo, cipher (kao)

  • Provenance

    To 1906
    Kita Toranosuke, Kyoto, to 1906 [1]
    From 1906 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Kita Toranosuke in 1906 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Object file. Also see Original Pottery List, L. 400, 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

    Kita Toranosuke (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

  • Origin

    Japan

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer

  • Type

    Vessel

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