Flask

Flask (teihei 提瓶), said to have been found in Fukuoka Pref.

Flask; one side flat, one convex; short neck with flaring lip; two loop handles. Fragments of other pots and sand adhering.
Clay: fine, dark gray
Glaze: greenish ash glaze on upper parts
Decoration: fine incised spiral covering convex side

Historical period(s)
Asuka period, late 6th - early 7th century
Medium
Stoneware with accidental ash-glaze deposits
Style
Sue ware
Dimensions
H x Diam: 23.4 × 20.3 cm (9 3/16 × 8 in)
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1907.96
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Flask

Keywords
Asuka period (552 - 710), Japan, stoneware, Sue ware
Provenance

To 1907
Unidentified owner, Japan, to 1907 [1]

From 1907 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased in Japan from an unidentified owner in spring 1907 [2]

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1574, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Also, an inscription in red pigment on the convex side of the flask appears to be a record of excavation (according to Curatorial Remark 8, L.A. Cort, 1986, in the object record).

[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

Description

Flask (teihei 提瓶), said to have been found in Fukuoka Pref.

Flask; one side flat, one convex; short neck with flaring lip; two loop handles. Fragments of other pots and sand adhering.
Clay: fine, dark gray
Glaze: greenish ash glaze on upper parts
Decoration: fine incised spiral covering convex side

Published References
  • Oriental Ceramics: The World's Great Collections. 12 vols., Tokyo. vol. 10, pl. 133.
Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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