Object Details
Description
Tea-leaf storage jar, ovoid.
Clay: hard, grayish white
Glaze: brilliant black; deep toned iridescence. Thin iron glaze on interior.
Provenance
To 1898
Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1898 [1]
From 1898 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in 1898 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 298, 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
The Peacock Room Comes to America [2022] (September 3, 2022 - September 14, 2025)
The Peacock Room Comes to America [2017-2019] (October 14, 2017 to January 2, 2019)
The Peacock Room Comes to America [2011-2016] (April 9, 2011 to January 4, 2016)
Tea for...Everyone: Popular Ceramics for Drinking Tea in Japan (March 8 to October 19, 2008)
Japanese Art of the Meiji Era (September 20, 1997 to April 26, 1998)
The Peacock Room (May 2, 1923 to February 21, 2011)
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
second half of 19th century
Period
Edo period or Meiji era
Accession Number
F1898.435
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Stoneware with "pitch black" glaze; thin iron glaze on interior
Dimensions
H x Diam: 21.5 × 18.8 cm (8 7/16 × 7 3/8 in)
Style
Shigaraki ware
Origin
Shigaraki, Shiga prefecture, Japan
Related Online Resources
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National Museum of Asian Art
Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
iridescence
ceramic
Shigaraki ware
Edo period (1615 - 1868)
Meiji era (1868 - 1912)
tea
Japan
stoneware
Japanese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1898.435