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Medium:
Porcelain with enamels over clear colorless glaze
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 24.5 x 20.5 x 20.5 cm (9 5/8 x 8 1/16 x 8 1/16 in)
Style:
Arita ware, Kakiemon type
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan
Date:
1670-1700
Period:
Edo period
Description:
Clay: porcelain, fine, white
Glaze: transparent, colorless
Decoration: in overglaze enamels only -- red, yellow, blue and green -- with outlines either in black or in red. Red zigzag motif on the slightly conical neck. Blue and green petal pattern outlined in black on shoulder. Single or double red lines defining edge of neck, join of neck and shoulder, lower edge of shoulder pattern, base. Large major motifs of chrysanthemum plant in full bloom above a rock on one side, phoenix seated in a blooming prunus tree on the other, the extended branches of the two plants nearly touching.
Mark: none
Provenance:
To 1960
K.J. Hewett, London [1]
From 1960 to 1982
John A. Pope (1906-1982), Washington DC [2]
From 1982 to 1990
Mrs. John A. Pope, Washington DC, ownership transferred to Mrs. Pope after the death of her husband, John A. Pope [3]
From 1990
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mrs. John A. Pope, Washington DC [4]
Notes:
[1] Curatorial Remark 6 in the object record.
[2] See note 1.
[3] See note 1.
[4] Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Japanese Art (May 9, 1993 to August 1, 1994)
Previous custodian or owner:
Dr. John Alexander Pope (1906-1982)
K.J. Hewett (British, 1919-1994)
Annemarie Henle Pope (1907-2001)
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
plant  Search this
tree  Search this
phoenix  Search this
Arita ware, Kakiemon type  Search this
Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this
chrysanthemum  Search this
Japan  Search this
porcelain  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John Alexander Pope
Accession Number:
F1990.13
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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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/ye36e21ddd8-5bd8-419e-a3ef-ac81c2f06113
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1990.13