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Tea ceremony water jar, unknown Raku ware workshop
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Artist:
False signature of Hon'ami Koetsu 本阿弥光悦 (1558-1637)
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Medium:
Earthenware with iron pigment and white slip under clear glaze, traces of copper pigment; lacquer lid; wooden stand added by dealer
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 15.6 × 33.1 cm (6 1/8 × 13 1/16 in)
Style:
Raku ware, unknown workshop
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Japan
Date:
19th century
Period:
Edo period or Meiji era
Description:
Tea ceremony water jar (mizusashi), lacquer cover, and wooden stand.
Clay: soft, dense, gray-white. Raku type.
Glaze: brilliant deep salmon-pink; splash of rich yellow. Crackled. Red Raku glaze. Glaze fault on interior (refired?)
Decoration: in brown, cream, and green, under glaze; geese and reeds, on exterior and interior.
Seal: "Koetsu," carved onto base in seal script, within rectangular frame.
Marks:
Seal: "Koetsu," carved onto base in seal script, within rectangular frame.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Topic:
ceramic
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goose
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Raku ware
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Edo period (1615 - 1868)
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Meiji era (1868 - 1912)
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water
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tea
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iron pigment
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Japan
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earthenware
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white slip
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Japanese Art
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Charles Lang Freer collection
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Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1900.54a-c
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:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye31477584a-a81a-4bfb-9faf-a41ea531b504
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1900.54a-c
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