- Provenance
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?-1899
Yamanaka & Company, New York, method of acquisition unknown [1]1899-1919
Charles Lang Freer, purchased from Yamanaka & Company [2]From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer [3]Notes:
[1] See invoice from Yamanaka & Co., New York to Mr. Chars. L. Freer, March 6, 1899. The work is identified as "B 6083: 1 Satsuma Vase, gray & pale blue dragon & clouds." Copy in object file.
[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.
Research completed November 18, 2022.
- Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)
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Charles Lang Freer 1854-1919
Yamanaka and Co. (C.L. Freer source) 1917-1965
- Description
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Cylindrical vase.
Clay: hard, dense, gray.
Glaze: clear glaze, slightly yellowish over white slip on exterior. Glaze alone on interior.
Decoration: incised through slip into body. Accented with pale, blue-gray cobalt. Pair of dragons, flaming jewel, auspicious clouds.
- Published References
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- Robert L. Hobson, Edward S. Morse, Rose Sickler Williams. Chinese, Corean, and Japanese Potteries: Descriptive Catalogue of the Loan Exhibition. Exh. cat. New York, March 2-21, 1914. p. 127, no. 90.
- Collection Area(s)
- Japanese Art
- Web Resources
- The Story of the Beautiful
- Google Cultural Institute
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