Rim fragment of small bowl

Maker(s)
Artist: Nakazato Tarouemon XII (1895-1985)
Historical period(s)
Showa era, ca. 1966
Medium
Stoneware with iron and rice-straw-ash glazes
Style
Karatsu ware, Chosen Karatsu style
Dimensions
W: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in) W: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in)
Geography
Japan, Saga prefecture, Karatsu, Nakazato Tarouemon workshop
Credit Line
Gift of John A. Pope
Collection
Freer Study Collection
Accession Number
FSC-P-2980
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Bowl (fragment)

Keywords
Japan, Karatsu ware, Chosen Karatsu type, sake, Showa era (1926 - 1989), stoneware
Provenance

1966
John A. Pope (1906-1982), Washington DC, collected in Karatsu from the Nakazato Tarouemon workshop. [1]

From 1966
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of John A. Pope, Washington DC [2]

Notes:

[1] See Study Collection catalogue card, Collections Management Office.

[2] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Dr. John Alexander Pope 1906-1982

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
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