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Kyoto ware tea bowl with crane and tortoise decoration

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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Previous custodian or owner
Yamanaka and Co. (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Provenance
To 1901
Yamanaka & Company, New York, NY, to 1901 [1]
From 1901 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1901 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1048, 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.
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
early 19th century
Period
Edo period
Accession Number
F1901.149
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Ceramic
Vessel
Medium
Stoneware with black and white slips inlaid under clear glaze
Dimensions
H x Diam: 7.9 x 12.1 cm (3 1/8 x 4 3/4 in)
Style
Kyoto ware
Origin
Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Topic
crane
flower
Kyoto ware
Edo period (1615 - 1868)
tortoise
tea
Japan
stoneware
Japanese Art
Record ID
fsg_F1901.149
Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye34de8ee82-91ee-4a16-9768-e9ecca0c09c2
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