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Artist:
Possibly by Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743)  Search this
Narutaki workshop (active 1699-1712) or contemporary Kyoto workshop  Search this
Medium:
Buff clay; white slip, iron and cobalt pigments under transparent glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 7.2 × 10.4 cm (2 13/16 × 4 1/8 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
Date:
1699-1712
Period:
Edo period
Description:
Clay: buff stoneware.
Glaze: transparent, crackled.
Decoration: white slip and cobalt and iron pigments, under glaze.
Signature.
Signatures:
Kenzan
Provenance:
To 1899
S. Eida, to 1899 [1]
From 1899 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from S. Eida in 1899 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 340, 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)
Arts of Japan: Edo Aviary and Poetic License (February 2 to August 4, 2013)
The Potter's Brush: The Kenzan Style in Japanese Ceramics (December 9, 2001 to October 27, 2002)
Previous custodian or owner:
S. Eida (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
crane  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
chrysanthemum  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:
F1899.98
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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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:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3e4be56f3-36a2-4052-bd49-a8b4a2b616e4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1899.98