Disk used for kiln stacking

Historical period(s)
Showa era, 1960-1968
Medium
Stoneware
Style
Mashiko ware
Dimensions
D: 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in)
Geography
Japan, Tochigi prefecture, Mashiko town, Daiori kiln
Credit Line
Gift of Louise A. Cort
Collection
Freer Study Collection
Accession Number
FSC-P-3368
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic
Type

Kiln furniture (firing support disk)

Keywords
Japan, Mashiko ware, Showa era (1926 - 1989), stoneware, unglazed
Provenance

From 1968 to 1985
Louise Allison Cort, Washington, DC, collected in Daiori kiln, Mashiko town, Japan. [1]

From 1985
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Louise Allison Cort, Washington, DC [2]

Notes:

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

[2] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Louise Allison Cort

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Whistler's Neighborhood
Google Cultural Institute
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