Serving bowl, Mino ware, Yellow Seto type

Pale buff clay. Floral motifs incised in bottom and around outside of upright rim, accented with splashes of copper sulfate and iron pigment. Pale yellow ash glaze, opaque and granular, with olive-green tone where thick. Base glazed.

Historical period(s)
Momoyama period, 1580-1600
Medium
Stoneware with copper and iron pigments under wood-ash glaze
Style
Mino ware, Yellow Seto type
Dimensions
H x W x D: 5.5 x 16.2 x 16.2 cm (2 3/16 x 6 3/8 x 6 3/8 in)
Geography
Japan, Gifu prefecture, Ogaya kiln group
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1973.8
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Serving bowl (hachi)

Keywords
copper pigment, flower, iron pigment, Japan, Mino ware, Yellow Seto type, Momoyama period (1573 - 1615), stoneware, wood-ash glaze
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Pale buff clay. Floral motifs incised in bottom and around outside of upright rim, accented with splashes of copper sulfate and iron pigment. Pale yellow ash glaze, opaque and granular, with olive-green tone where thick. Base glazed.

Published References
  • Fujioka Ryoichi. Tea Ceremony Utensils. Arts of Japan, no. 3, 1st ed. New York and Tokyo. pl. 169.
  • Oriental Ceramics: The World's Great Collections. 12 vols., Tokyo. vol. 10, pl. 138.
  • Kunstschatze aus Japan. Zurich and Koln. pl. 83.
  • Art Treasures from Japan. Tokyo. cat. 83.
  • Julia Murray. A Decade of Discovery: Selected Acquisitions 1970-1980. Exh. cat. Washington, 1979. cat. 66, p. 88.
  • Louise Allison Cort. Seto and Mino Ceramics. Washington and Honolulu, 1992. cat. 23, p. 93.
Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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