Dish, from a set of ten with original box
Terms of Use
Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
ca. 1740-1750 -
Geography
Higuchi or Kakiemon kiln, Nangawara, Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan -
Material
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze, enamels over celadon glaze -
Dimension
H x W x D: 3.1 x 22.5 x 22.5 cm (1 1/4 x 8 7/8 x 8 7/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1993.19.4 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1993.19.4
Object Details
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Description
The dish was thrown on a potter's kickwheel and then shaped over a bisque-fired clay mold. The footrim was then trimmed. The molded ten-lobed rim is edged with iron brown and coated with green (celadon) glaze, while the interior is painted in cobalt pigment with a design of iris blooming by a stream, under a colorless transparent glaze.Overglaze enamels are used to outline the iris and wave pattern with gold and to render an auspicious design around the celadon rim of the crane and hairy-tailed tortoise (paired symbols of longevity) and pine and bamboo. -
Provenance
From 1950s – 1993Private collection, purchased in Japan in the 1950s. [1]From 1993Freer Gallery of Art, gift of a private collector. [2]Notes:[1] According to the donor, object was purchased in Japan in the 1950s.[2] See Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Dinner for Five: Japanese Serving Dishes for Elegant Meals (March 4 to October 21, 2001) -
Previous custodian or owner
Anonymous -
Origin
Higuchi or Kakiemon kiln, Nangawara, Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of anonymous friends of Harold P. Stern -
Type
Vessel -
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