Object Details
Description
Figurine. Cat.
Clay: dense, gray-buff.
Glaze: mingled cream, yellow, pink, and greenish-brown, crackled.
Provenance
To 1897
Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1897 [1]
From 1897 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in 1897 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[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
The Peacock Room Comes to America [2022] (September 3, 2022 - September 14, 2025)
The Peacock Room Comes to America [2017-2019] (October 14, 2017 to January 2, 2019)
The Peacock Room Comes to America [2011-2016] (April 9, 2011 to January 4, 2016)
Selections from the Japanese Collection (March 22 to November 29, 1999)
Previous custodian or owner
Bunkio Matsuki 松木文恭 (1867-1940) (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
F1897.33
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Earthenware with iron pigment under clear lead glaze
Dimensions
H x W x D: 2.9 x 5.5 x 3.4 cm (1 1/8 x 2 3/16 x 1 5/16 in)
Style
Probably Kyoto ware
Origin
Probably Kyoto, Japan
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
ceramic
Kyoto ware
Edo period (1615 - 1868)
Meiji era (1868 - 1912)
cat
Japan
earthenware
Japanese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1897.33
