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Kiln tool, post and attached disk

Object Details

Description
Kiln tool, post and attached disk.
Clay: stoneware.
Glaze: none. Heavy grit adhesion on top of post.
Decoration: none.
Mark: none.
Pope mark on base.
Inscriptions
"Nakashirakawa" inscribed in black grease paint by John A. Pope.
Collection
Freer Study Collection
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Date
1660-1680
Period
Edo period
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. John Alexander Pope, 1956
Medium
Unglazed stoneware with kiln gloss
Dimensions
H x W: 14.5 x 7.2 cm (5 11/16 x 2 13/16 in)
Style
Arita ware
Type
Tool and Equipment
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