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Artist:
Imitation of Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743)  Search this
Kyoto workshop  Search this
Medium:
Clay; black lead glaze, enamel over glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 8.1 × 12 cm (3 3/16 × 4 3/4 in)
Style:
Raku ware, unknown workshop
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
Date:
19th century
Period:
Edo period
Description:
Tea bowl, ovoidal, recessed foot.
Clay: dense earthenware, Raku-like.
Glaze: luminous black Raku, iridescent.
Decoration: in cream over glaze; blistered. Pine trees.
Signatures:
Kenzan
Provenance:
To 1900
Kano Oshima, to 1900 [1]
From 1900 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Kano Oshima in 1900 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 834, 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:
The Potter's Brush: The Kenzan Style in Japanese Ceramics (December 9, 2001 to October 27, 2002)
Special Exhibition of Japanese Pottery (October 29, 1971 to October 31, 1971)
Previous custodian or owner:
Kano Oshima (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
iridescence  Search this
ceramic  Search this
pine tree  Search this
Raku ware  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  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:
F1900.103
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye391f35abd-6c54-446c-a767-a78d1f771a3e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1900.103