Object Details
Artist
Kashu Mimpei (1796-1871)
Description
Tea-bowl, ovoidal; deep flaring foot, notched.
Clay: hard, dense, whitish.
Glaze: lustrous warm cream, finely crackled.
Decorations: floral, enameled in colors and gold, over glaze.
Seal: Mimpei.
Marks
Seal: Mimpei
Label
The flowering autumnal plants on this tea bowl continue an ancient motif favored on enamel decorated Kyoto and Kyoto-style ceramics, as well as on decorated lacquer and textiles. The decorator was skilled at naturalistic rendering of the chrysanthemums, pampas grass, and other plants.
Provenance
To 1893
Tozo Takayanagi, New York to 1893 [1]
From 1893 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Tozo Takayanagi in 1893 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 300, 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 Bowls in Bloom: Botanical Decoration on Tea Ceremony Ceramics (February 3 to July 15, 2007)
Previous custodian or owner
Takayanagi Tozo 高柳陶造 (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
F1893.9
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Vessel
Medium
Stoneware with enamels over clear colorless glaze
Dimensions
H x Diam: 7.6 x 12.4 cm (3 x 4 7/8 in)
Style
Mimpei ware
Origin
Awaji island, Hyogo prefecture, Japan
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
ceramic
flower
autumn
Mimpei ware
Edo period (1615 - 1868)
tea
grass
Japan
stoneware
Japanese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1893.9