Kakiemon ware jar
Terms of Use
Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
1670-1680 -
Geography
Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan -
Material
Porcelain with enamels over clear glaze -
Dimension
H x W: 40.4 x 31 cm (15 7/8 x 12 3/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1956.13 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1956.13
Object Details
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Description
Large white porcelain Kakeimon jar decorated with floral patterned medallions and arabesques in overglaze enamels. (Enamels are blue, turquoise, red, yellow, and black.) -
Provenance
To 1956Heeramaneck Galleries, New York. [1]From 1956Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Heeramaneck Galleries, New York. [2]Notes:[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.[2] See note 1. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Varieties of 17th-Century Arita Porcelain (November 7, 1986 to July 19, 1988)Japanese Ceramics from Past to Present (February 18, 1983 to February 16, 1984)Japanese Ceramics (June 22, 1982 to September 27, 1982)Japanese Ceramics/Puppets (June 16, 1980 to July 14, 1980)Japanese Ceramics (July 15, 1980 to June 21, 1982)Japanese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to January 17, 1980)Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons in Japanese Art (September 14, 1977 to April 8, 1978)Japanese Ukiyo-e Painting (May 2, 1973 to July 1, 1974)Japanese Art—Paintings, Pottery (August 18, 1967 to September 20, 1971)Japanese Art, Galleries 3, 4, and 5 (January 1, 1963 to September 16, 1970)Ukiyo-e Exhibition (August 7, 1961 to January 1, 1963)Hokusai Bicentennial Exhibition (March 30, 1960 to August 16, 1961)Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 3 and 4 (February 25, 1956 to January 1, 1963) -
Previous custodian or owner
Heeramaneck Galleries -
Origin
Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Vessel -
Restrictions and Rights
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