Tea ceremony water jar, Chosen Karatsu type, with black lacquer lid

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Object Details

Artist

Nakazato Shigetoshi (1930-2015)

Provenance

To 1982

John A. Pope (1906-1982), Washington, DC [1]

From 1982 to 1986

Mrs. John A. Pope, Washington, DC, ownership transferred to Mrs. Pope after the death of her husband, John A. Pope. [2]

From 1986

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mrs. John A. Pope, Washington DC [3]

Notes:

[1] See Study Collection catalogue card, Collections Management Office. See also object record.

[2] See note 1.

[3] See note 1.

Collection

Freer Study Collection

Previous custodian or owner

Dr. John Alexander Pope (1906-1982)

Annemarie Henle Pope (1907-2001)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. John Alexander Pope

Date

1966

Period

Showa era

Accession Number

FSC-P-2235a-d

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Vessel

Medium

Stoneware with iron and rice-straw-ash glazes; lacquered wooden lid

Dimensions

H x Diam (overall): 17.7 x 17.9 cm (6 15/16 x 7 1/16 in)

Style

Karatsu ware, Chosen Karatsu type

Origin

Karatsu, Saga prefecture, Japan

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National Museum of Asian Art

Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

lacquer

ceramic

Karatsu ware

water

tea

Showa era (1926 - 1989)

Japan

stoneware

Japanese Art

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