Artist:

Style of Hon'ami Koetsu 本阿弥光悦 (1558-1637)  Search this

Medium:

Lacquer, gold, lead, and mother of pearl

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 5.3 x 24.5 x 22.2 cm (2 1/16 x 9 5/8 x 8 3/4 in)

Type:

Container

Origin:

Japan

Date:

19th century

Period:

Edo period or Meiji era

Provenance:

To 1907

Unidentified owner, Japan, to 1907 [1]

From 1907 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased in Japan from an unidentified owner in 1907 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 39, pg. 27, 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:

A Journey of Taste: Freer and Japanese Scroll Mounting (April 15, 2023 to March 3, 2024)

The Power to See Beauty (October 14, 2017 to September 6, 2022)

Previous custodian or owner:

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

lacquer  Search this

deer  Search this

Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this

Meiji era (1868 - 1912)  Search this

writing  Search this

Japan  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1907.105a-e

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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