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Arita ware oval bowl in Kakiemon style, used as tea ceremony water jar

Object Details

Previous custodian or owner
Howard Hollis and Company
Provenance
To 1953
Howard Hollis & Co., Cleveland, Ohio. [1]
From 1953
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Howard Hollis & Co., Cleveland, Ohio. [2]
Notes:
[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.
[2] See note 1.
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Date
1868-1925
Period
Meiji or Taisho era
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Medium
Porcelain clay with enamels over colorless glaze; lacquered wooden lid
Dimensions
H x W x D: 8.9 x 15 x 19.3 cm (3 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 7 5/8 in)
Style
Arita ware, Kakiemon style
Type
Ceramic
Vessel

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