Figure of Kannon holding a fish in a basket

Clay: hard, fine. white: porcelain.
Glaze: flesh–pinkish buff; figure-cream, pale green, and brown.
Decoration: in colored enamels and gold, over glaze.

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Historical period(s)
Meiji era, 19th century
Medium
Porcelain with enamels over clear glaze
Dimensions
H x W x D: 15.4 x 8.3 x 6.3 cm (6 1/16 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in)
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1903.273
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Sculpture
Type

Figure: Kannon

Keywords
bodhisattva, Buddhism, fish, Japan, Meiji era (1868 - 1912)
Provenance

To 1897
Charles A. Dana (1819-1897), New York, NY, to 1897 [1]

From 1898 to 1903
Cottier and Co., New York, NY, purchased at auction, the Dana Collection Sale, American Art Galleries, New York, NY, February 24-26, 1898, no. 331 [2]

From 1903 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Cottier and Co. in 1903 [3]

From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]

Notes:

[1] See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record and Curatorial Remark 7, Louise Cort, June 16, 2008, in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

[3] Purchased from Cottier and Co. in December 1903. See Original Pottery List, L. 1274, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Curatorial Remark 1 and Curatorial Remark 7, Louise Cort, June 16, 2008, in the object record.

[4] 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 A. Dana 1819-1897
Charles Lang Freer 1854-1919
Cottier and Co. (C.L. Freer source) established 1869

Description

Clay: hard, fine. white: porcelain.
Glaze: flesh--pinkish buff; figure-cream, pale green, and brown.
Decoration: in colored enamels and gold, over glaze.

Marking(s)

Mark: Kikuyama; incised on base.

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