Object Details
Artist
Okuda Mokuhaku (1799-1871)
Description
Teapot for sencha (kyusu). Disc cover with finial. Chinese lion (karashishi)
Clay: resonant, buff-gray.
Glaze: dark brown, greenish cast. Figures in relief under clear glaze. Iron wash on interior of pot, bottom of lid.
Decorations: Chinese lion (on cover) and dragon on body in relief.
Seal: Akahadayama [CHN], without frame, and Mokuhaku [CHN], in oval frame, impressed on base outside foot.
Marks
Akahadayama [JPN], without frame, and Mokuhaku [JPN], in oval frame, impressed on base outside foot.
Provenance
To 1899
Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1899 [1]
From 1899 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in 1899 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 276, 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
Tea for...Everyone: Popular Ceramics for Drinking Tea in Japan (March 8 to October 19, 2008)
Previous custodian or owner
Bunkio Matsuki 松木文恭 (1867-1940) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
mid 19th century
Period
Edo period
Accession Number
F1899.78a-c
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Stoneware with clear and iron-brown glazes
Dimensions
H x W x D: 5.4 x 12 x 12 cm (2 1/8 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in)
Style
Akahada ware
Origin
Akahada kiln, Koriyama, Nara prefecture, Japan
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
ceramic
Akahada ware
lion
Edo period (1615 - 1868)
tea
Japan
stoneware
Japanese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1899.78a-c