Tea ceremony water jar, unknown Raku ware workshop

Tea ceremony water jar (mizusashi), lacquer cover, and wooden stand.
Clay: soft, dense, gray-white. Raku type.
Glaze: brilliant deep salmon-pink; splash of rich yellow. Crackled. Red Raku glaze. Glaze fault on interior (refired?)
Decoration: in brown, cream, and green, under glaze; geese and reeds, on exterior and interior.
Seal: “Koetsu,” carved onto base in seal script, within rectangular frame.

Maker(s)
Artist: False signature of Hon'ami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦 (1558-1637)
Historical period(s)
Edo period or Meiji era, 19th century
Medium
Earthenware with iron pigment and white slip under clear glaze, traces of copper pigment; lacquer lid; wooden stand added by dealer
Style
Raku ware, unknown workshop
Dimensions
H x Diam: 15.6 × 33.1 cm (6 1/8 × 13 1/16 in)
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1900.54a-c
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Tea ceremony water jar (mizusashi)

Keywords
earthenware, Edo period (1615 - 1868), goose, iron pigment, Japan, Meiji era (1868 - 1912), Raku ware, tea, water, white slip
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Tea ceremony water jar (mizusashi), lacquer cover, and wooden stand.
Clay: soft, dense, gray-white. Raku type.
Glaze: brilliant deep salmon-pink; splash of rich yellow. Crackled. Red Raku glaze. Glaze fault on interior (refired?)
Decoration: in brown, cream, and green, under glaze; geese and reeds, on exterior and interior.
Seal: "Koetsu," carved onto base in seal script, within rectangular frame.

Marking(s)

Seal: "Koetsu," carved onto base in seal script, within rectangular frame.

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