Tea cup

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Object Details

Artist

Hamada Shoji (1894-1978)

Provenance

Possibly from at least 1963

The Phillips Gallery, Washington, DC [1]

To 1983

Mrs. Ada G. Appleton, acquired from an exhibition at the Phillips Gallery, Washington, DC [2]

From 1983

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mrs. Ada G. Appleton. [3]

Notes:

[1] According to an email from Louise Cort, the Phillips Gallery in Washington DC was the former name of the Phillips Collection. In 1963 Hamada attended a conference in Washington DC, possibly at which time an exhibition of his ceramics took place at the Phillips Gallery. See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

[2] See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

[3] See object record.

Collection

Freer Study Collection

Previous custodian or owner

The Phillips Collection

Mrs. Ada G. Appleton

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Ada Appleton

Date

ca. 1963

Period

Showa era

Accession Number

FSC-P-2207

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Vessel

Medium

Stoneware with iron pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions

H x Diam (rim): 8.5 x 7.7 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/16 in)

Style

Mashiko ware

Origin

Mashiko, Tochigi prefecture, Japan

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National Museum of Asian Art

Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

ceramic

tea

Showa era (1926 - 1989)