Pair of sake flasks and sake cups

Maker(s)
Artist: Ōtagaki Rengetsu 大田垣蓮月 (1791-1875)
Historical period(s)
Meiji era, 1869
Medium
Glazed stoneware
Dimensions
H (flask): 14 cm (5 1/2 in) H x Diam (cup): 2.7 × 7.4 cm (1 1/16 × 2 15/16 in)
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F2021.2.1.1-4a-e
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic
Type

Sake flask and cups

Keywords
Japan, Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Meiji era (1868 - 1912), sake
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Published References
  • Frank Feltens. Meeting Tessai: Works by Tomioka Tessai from the Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection. Vol. 51, No. 3 Hong Kong, May/June 2020. p. 86, fig. 4.
Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
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