Jar with four lugs

Historical period(s)
Edo period, ca. 1625-1650
Medium
Stoneware with black iron glaze over red slip-glaze (akadobe) with patch of naturally-occurring ash glaze from firing
Style
Tamba ware
Dimensions
H x W x D: 40 x 33 x 33 cm (15 3/4 x 13 x 13 in)
Geography
Japan, Hyogo prefecture, Tachikui
Credit Line
Gift of Victor and Takako Hauge
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1992.37
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Tea-leaf storage jar (chatsubo)

Keywords
Edo period (1615 - 1868), Hauge collection, Japan, stoneware, Tamba ware, tea, WWII-era provenance
Provenance
Provenance information is currently unavailable
Published References
  • Sasayama. Ko-Tamba [Early Tamba]. .
  • Imada. Dai Tambayaki ten [The Great Tamba-ware Exhibition]. Exh. cat. .
  • Daniel Rhodes. Tamba Pottery: The Timeless Art of a Japanese Village. Tokyo. .
  • Narasaki Shoichi. Tamba. Nihon Toji Zensu, vol. 11 Tokyo. .
  • Inui Yoshiaki. Nihon no toji: Gendai hen. 8 vols., Tokyo. vol. 7.
  • Kinsei no Tambayaki [Tamba Ware of the Edo Period]. .
Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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