Artist:

Style of Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743)  Search this

Style of Ogata Korin 尾形光琳 (1658-1716)  Search this

Kyoto workshop , imitation  Search this

Medium:

Brown clay; black and clear lead glazes, enamel over glaze

Dimensions:

H x Diam: 16.1 × 12.5 cm (6 5/16 × 4 15/16 in)

Style:

Raku ware, unknown workshop

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan

Date:

late 19th century

Period:

Meiji era

Description:

Clay: dense, coarse, gray. Hand formed.

Glaze: mirror-black; inside, thin, grayish.

Decoration: in white glaze-relief; crackled.

Signatures of Ogata Korin (1658-1716) and Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743)

Signatures:

Hokkyo Korin ga Kenzan [Jpn].

Provenance:

To 1896

Rufus E. Moore, New York to 1896 [1]

From 1896 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Rufus E. Moore in 1896 [2]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 32, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

[2] See note 1.

[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Feathered Ink (August 27, 2022 to February 20, 2023)

The Potter's Brush: The Kenzan Style in Japanese Ceramics (December 9, 2001 to October 27, 2002)

Previous custodian or owner:

Rufus E. Moore (1840-1918) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

ceramic  Search this

crane  Search this

Raku ware  Search this

Meiji era (1868 - 1912)  Search this

water  Search this

tea  Search this

Japan  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1896.45a-b

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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