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Minato ware tea pot

Object Details

Previous custodian or owner
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917 - 1965) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Provenance
To 1897
Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1897 [1]
From 1897 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1897 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 178, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[2] See note 1.
[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Artist
Ueda Kichibei (died ca. 1861-64)
Date
mid-19th century
Period
Edo period
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Medium
Earthenware with lead glaze; copper chain, copper and rattan handle
Dimensions
H x W: 12.6 x 15 cm (4 15/16 x 5 7/8 in)
Style
Minato ware
Type
Ceramic
Vessel
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