H x W x D: 6.8 x 7.2 x 7.2 cm (2 11/16 x 2 13/16 x 2 13/16 in)
Style:
Mino or Seto ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Mino kilns or Seto kilns, Gifu prefecture or Aichi prefecture, Japan
Date:
1607-1615
Period:
Momoyama period
Description:
Fine-grained, light gray clay. Concentrically trimmed base. Three incised concentric grooves on horizontal shoulder. Dull brown iron glaze mottled with ochre. Four finger marks in glaze at base. Inside glazed.
Provenance:
To 1902
Michael Tomkinson (1841-1921), Kidderminster, England, to 1902 [1]
From 1902 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Michael Tomkinson in 1902 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1171, 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 Glazed Ceramic Tradition of Mino and Seto Wares (April 26, 1985 to January 13, 1986)
Japanese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to January 17, 1980)
