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Medium:
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze
Dimensions:
H x W: 6 x 29.8 cm (2 3/8 x 11 3/4 in)
Style:
Arita ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan
Date:
1750-1780
Period:
Edo period
Description:
Shallow dish with plain rim.
Clay: white porcelain. Six spur marks on base.
Glaze: transparent.
Decoration: underglaze blue; a stylized pine tree and clouds. s Outside, continuous scroll pattern.
Imitation Ming Ch'eng-hua mark badly written on base.
Marks:
Imitation Ming Ch'eng-hua mark badly written on base.
Provenance:
To 1965
N.V. Hammer, Inc., New York. [1]
From 1965
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from N.V. Hammer, Inc., New York. [2]
Notes:
[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.
[2] See note 1.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Japanese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to January 17, 1980)
Previous custodian or owner:
N.V. Hammer, Inc.
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Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1965.7
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
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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/ye3d9abaf3d-3658-4a6c-b8ed-96d08f871052
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1965.7