Object Details
Description
Tea jar, irregular-ovoidal. Tea caddy (chaire [Jpn]).
Ivory cover.
Clay: soft, dense, red. Raku type.
Glaze: pumpkin-yellow mottled with olive, red, and brown. Lead glaze.
Provenance
To 1905
Yamanaka & Company, to 1905 [1]
From 1905 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1905 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Pottery List, L. 1446, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.
[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
Previous custodian or owner
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
19th century
Period
Edo period or Meiji era
Accession Number
F1905.302a-b
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Earthenware with copper-tinted lead glaze; ivory lid
Dimensions
H x Diam: 7.9 × 6.7 cm (3 1/8 × 2 5/8 in)
Style
Raku ware, unknown workshop
Origin
Japan
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
ceramic
ivory
Ohi ware
Raku ware
Edo period (1615 - 1868)
Meiji era (1868 - 1912)
tea
Japan
earthenware
lead glaze
Japanese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1905.302a-b