Object Details
Provenance
?-1968
Kochukyo Company, Ltd. 壺中居, Tokyo, Japan, method of acquisition unknown [1]
From 1968
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Kochukyo Co., Ltd [2]
Notes:
[1] Kochukyo Company, Ltd. presented the object to John A. Pope, Director of the Freer Gallery of Art when Pope traveled to Japan in the spring of1968. See letter from Hiroshi Hirota of Kochukyo Co., Ltd. to Mr. John A Pope, May 8, 1968, original in object file.
[2] On July 13, 1968, Kochukyo Co., Ltd. exported the object to Washington, DC via Northwest Orient airline, see customs documentation in object file. The Freer Gallery of Art received an invoice for the sale on November 25, 1968, and issued payment on December 3, 1968, see Kochukyo Co., Ltd. invoice, November 25, 1968, original in object file.
Research Completed on November 3, 2022.
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History
Connecting Stories at the National Museum of Asian Art (April 29, 2023 - ongoing)
Japanese Art (April 11, 1978 to March 6, 1981)
Japanese Art: Painting and Sculpture (July 1, 1966 to May 2, 1973)
Previous custodian or owner
Kochukyo Co. Ltd. 壺中居 (established 1924)
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Date
2nd century
Period
Yayoi period
Accession Number
F1968.73
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Ceremonial Object
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
H x W: 95.7 x 50.8 cm (37 11/16 x 20 in)
Origin
Kinki region, Japan
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
metal
bronze
Yayoi period (400 B.C.E - 250 CE)
Japan
Japanese Art
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1968.73