Object Details
Description
Chrysanthemum-shaped deep plate.
Clay: fine white porcelain;
Glaze: lustrous, mild-white;
Decoration: vitrifiable enamels in tiger, floral and bamboo designs.
Provenance
To 1953
Howard Hollis & Co., Cleveland, Ohio. [1]
From 1953
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Howard Hollis & Co., Cleveland, Ohio. [2]
Notes:
[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.
[2] See note 1.
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History
Summer Whites: Japanese Porcelain (July 1, 1983 to March 15, 1984)
Japanese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to January 17, 1980)
Japanese Ukiyo-e Painting (May 2, 1973 to July 1, 1974)
Hokusai Bicentennial Exhibition (March 30, 1960 to August 16, 1961)
Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 3 and 4 (February 25, 1956 to January 1, 1963)
Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Art, 1955 (October 25, 1955 to November 22, 1955)
Untitled Exhibition, Japanese Art (October 3, 1947 to February 25, 1956)
Previous custodian or owner
Howard Hollis and Company (established 1949)
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Date
1868-1940
Period
Meiji era or later
Accession Number
F1953.10
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Porcelain with enamels over clear glaze, iron pigment
Dimensions
H x W: 5.4 x 28.2 cm (2 1/8 x 11 1/8 in)
Style
Arita ware, Kakiemon style
Origin
Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
ceramic
flower
Arita ware, Kakiemon type
tiger
Meiji era (1868 - 1912)
bamboo
plum blossom
Japan
porcelain
Japanese Art
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1953.10