Medium:

Raku-type clay with clear glaze and enamels

Dimensions:

H x Diam: 36.5 × 22.5 cm (14 3/8 × 8 7/8 in)

Style:

Raku ware, unknown workshop

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Japan

Date:

19th century

Period:

Edo period or Meiji era

Description:

Clay: dense, buff. Raku type clay. Hand formed.

Glaze: Cream, flushed with pinkish-yellow; crackled. Lead glaze.

Decoration: in red, cream, brown, yellow, and green over-glazes. Lead-based enamel glazes. Design of "auspicious clouds."

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Topic:

ceramic  Search this

Raku ware  Search this

Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this

Meiji era (1868 - 1912)  Search this

Japan  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1896.41

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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