Ohi ware shallow tea bowl with incised design

Clay: soft, reddish-buff. Raku type.
Glaze: deep orange-yellow, with dark red-orange overflow. Iridescent. Lead glaze.
Decoration: incised spiral scrolls. Splashes of white slip under glaze.

Maker(s)
Artist: Ohi Kambei (died 1802)
Historical period(s)
Edo period, second half of 18th century
Medium
Raku type earthenware with white slip under translucent amber lead glaze
Style
Ohi ware
Dimensions
H x Diam: 6.5 × 13.6 cm (2 9/16 × 5 3/8 in)
Geography
Japan, Ishikawa prefecture, Kanazawa
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1898.497
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Tea bowl (hirajawan)

Keywords
earthenware, Edo period (1615 - 1868), Japan, Ohi ware, tea
Provenance

To 1898
Yamanaka & Company, to 1898 [1]

From 1898 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1898 [2]

From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] Undated folder sheet note. Also see Original Pottery List, L. 617, 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.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Charles Lang Freer 1854-1919
Yamanaka and Co. (C.L. Freer source) 1917-1965

Description

Clay: soft, reddish-buff. Raku type.
Glaze: deep orange-yellow, with dark red-orange overflow. Iridescent. Lead glaze.
Decoration: incised spiral scrolls. Splashes of white slip under glaze.

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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