Arita ware jar

Object Details

• Description

  Jar; large white porcelain.

  Clay: moderately coarse white porcelain.

  Glaze: white with slight crackle in some areas.

  Decoration: stylized vertical floral sprays around sides; broad band of takokarakusa with lotus blossoms on shoulder in red, green, blue and yellow overglaze enamels.

  One of a pair with F1970.21.

• Label

  With tulips included in the formal floral panels, this large jar was made to delight European taste. The color scheme of green, yellow, red, and blue enamels characterizes Kakiemon ware, which was made largely for the European market. Formerly topped with a matching domed lid, this jar might have stood in the "porcelain room" of a wealthly collector. In accordance with the practice of European collectors, the jar is said to have been fitted with ormolu (gilded brass) mounts. This jar is one of a pair owned by the same English family, reflecting the Chinese-inspired fashion for displaying porcelain vessels in pairs.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Cornucopia: Ceramics of Southern Japan (December 19, 2009 to January 9, 2011)

  Japanese Screens (May 9, 1993 to November 13, 1995)

  Summer Whites: Japanese Porcelain (July 1, 1983 to March 15, 1984)

  Japanese Ceramics/Puppets (June 16, 1980 to July 14, 1980)

  Japanese Ceramics (July 15, 1980 to June 21, 1982)

  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: Recent Accessions (June 27, 1972 to May 2, 1973)

• Origin

  Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Place

  Japan, Saga prefecture, Arita

• Topic

  Porcelain, Art, Arita ware, early enamel type, Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868), Japanese Art, Ceramics, Flowers, Lotus

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)