Object Details
Description
Light gray clay. Concentrically trimmed base. Single groove around shoulder; single incised line around waist. Small chip in rim under glaze. Opaque reddish brown iron glaze ("persimmon"); translucent ash glaze, ranging from medium brown to black, applied by trailing over shoulder and body. Inside unglazed.
Provenance
To 1905
Thomas E. Waggaman (1839-1906), Washington, DC, to 1905 [1]
From 1905 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased at the sale of the Waggaman Collection, American Art Association, New York, NY, January 25-February 3, 1905, no. 1733 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1350, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Also see Curatorial Remark 9, Louise Cort, June 17, 2008, in the object record.
[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
Japanese Ceramics from Seto and Mino (January 19, 1996 to August 5, 2001)
Japanese Ceramics from Past to Present (February 18, 1983 to February 16, 1984)
Previous custodian or owner
Thomas E. Waggaman (1839-1906)
American Art Association (established 1883) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
1625-1675
Period
Edo period
Accession Number
F1905.37a-b
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Stoneware with iron and ash glaze; ivory lid
Dimensions
H x Diam: 5.6 × 7.7 cm (2 3/16 × 3 1/16 in)
Style
Seto ware
Origin
Heiji kiln or related kiln, Seto, Aichi prefecture, Japan
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
ceramic
ivory
Seto ware
Edo period (1615 - 1868)
tea
Japan
stoneware
Japanese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1905.37a-b