Long-necked bottle

Long-necked bottle (chokeihei) (^j^)
Clay: fine-grained stoneware, light gray.
Glaze: narrow strip of olive green ash glaze deposited naturally in the course of firing on the forward-facing surfaces of the flask, including the interior of the neck, the rim and exterior of the neck, the shoulder and body, and the foot.
Decoration: none.
Mark: none.

Historical period(s)
Nara period or Heian period, 780-860
Medium
Stoneware with natural ash glaze
Style
Sanage ware
Dimensions
H x W x D: 21.5 x 16 x 16 cm (8 7/16 x 6 5/16 x 6 5/16 in)
Geography
Japan, Aichi prefecture, Sanage kiln group
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1985.29a-c
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Bottle (chokeihei)

Keywords
Heian period (794 - 1185), Japan, Nara period (645 - 794), Sanage ware, stoneware
Provenance

Mary Louise O'Brien [1]

From 1985
Freer Gallery of Art., purchased at auction, Christie's, New York and Manson & Woods International, Inc., New York, March 21, 1985, lot no. 539 [2]

Notes:

[1] According to Curatorial Note 6 in object record.

[2] See Note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Christie's (New York)
Mary Louise O'Brien

Description

Long-necked bottle (chokeihei) (^j^)
Clay: fine-grained stoneware, light gray.
Glaze: narrow strip of olive green ash glaze deposited naturally in the course of firing on the forward-facing surfaces of the flask, including the interior of the neck, the rim and exterior of the neck, the shoulder and body, and the foot.
Decoration: none.
Mark: none.

Inscription(s)

1. (Louise A. Cort, 1985) The cedar box that accompanies this long-necked flask bears the following identification inscribed on the top of the lid by the Japanese collector who owned the piece in the early 1960s:

Konin doki (Konin earthenware) [square red seal]

chokei (long neck)

shizenyu ari (has natural glaze)

hei (flask).

(^j^)

Published References
  • Auction Catalogue, March 21, 1985. New York, March 21, 1985. lot 539, Sale 5834.
  • Louise Allison Cort. Seto and Mino Ceramics. Washington and Honolulu, 1992. cat. 2, p. 17.
Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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