Presentation jar for pickled plums

Clay: White porcelain.
Glaze: Clear, slightly bluish.
Decoration: Three plant groups in underglaze blue. Cockscomb (?), hagi (?), and aster or chrysanthemum.

Historical period(s)
Edo period, 1770-1800
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze
Style
Arita ware
Dimensions
H x W: 23.7 x 22 cm (9 5/16 x 8 11/16 in)
Geography
Japan, Saga prefecture, Arita, Hiekoba kiln
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1961.26
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Jar

Keywords
Arita ware, cobalt pigment, Edo period (1615 - 1868), Japan, plant, porcelain
Provenance

To 1961
Howard Hollis and Company, Cleveland, Ohio. [1]

From 1961
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Howard Hollis and Company, Cleveland, Ohio. [2]

Notes:

[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Howard Hollis and Company

Description

Clay: White porcelain.
Glaze: Clear, slightly bluish.
Decoration: Three plant groups in underglaze blue. Cockscomb (?), hagi (?), and aster or chrysanthemum.

Published References
  • Oriental Ceramics: The World's Great Collections. 12 vols., Tokyo. vol. 10, pl. 172.
  • Tezuka Bunzo, Ko-Imari Chosa Iinkai. Koimari. Saga City. p. 371.
Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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