Object Details
Description
Cylindrical tea bowl with design of cranes. Gold lacquer repairs.
Clay: coarse, soft, reddish-gray.
Glaze: clear; thin and dry.
Decoration: inlaid with white paste; eleven flying cranes (all from the same stamp).
Provenance
To 1904
Yamanaka & Company, to 1904 [1]
From 1904 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1904 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1328, 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
1800-1860
Period
Edo period
Accession Number
F1904.328
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Stoneware with white slip inlay under clear glaze
Dimensions
H x Diam: 10.2 × 10.1 cm (4 × 4 in)
Style
Possibly Karatsu ware
Origin
Saga prefecture, Japan
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
inlay (process)
ceramic
crane
Edo period (1615 - 1868)
tea
Rakuzan ware
Japan
earthenware
Japanese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
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Record ID
fsg_F1904.328