Large shallow bowl, Cizhou style

White stoneware.
Black oil-spot glaze; clear glaze on rim.
Inscription on back.

Maker(s)
Artist: Koyama Fujio 小山冨士夫 (1900-1975)
Historical period(s)
Showa era, 1966
Medium
Stoneware with iron glaze
Dimensions
H x Diam (overall): 6.4 x 25.6 cm (2 1/2 x 10 1/16 in)
Geography
Japan, Kanazawa prefecture, Kamakura, kiln at Koyama's residence
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. John Alexander Pope
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection
Accession Number
FSC-P-2223
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Bowl (Cizhou style)

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

To 1982
John A. Pope (1906-1982), Washington, DC [1]

From 1982 to 1986
Mrs. John A. Pope, Washington, DC, ownership transferred to Mrs. Pope after the death of her husband, John A. Pope. [2]

From 1986
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mrs. John A. Pope, Washington DC [3]

Notes:

[1] See Curatorial Remark 4 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

[3] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Dr. John Alexander Pope 1906-1982
Annemarie Henle Pope 1907-2001

Description

White stoneware.
Black oil-spot glaze; clear glaze on rim.
Inscription on back.

Inscription(s)

Inscription on back written with brush and ink by Koyama Fujio, dedicating the piece to J. A. Pope on his 60th birthday.

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