Large square plate, E-Karatsu style

Maker(s)
Artist: Nakazato Tadao (1923-2009)
Historical period(s)
Showa era, 1960s
Medium
Stoneware with iron pigment under feldspathic glaze
Style
Karatsu ware, E-Karatsu type
Dimensions
H x W x D: 6 x 38.6 x 34.2 cm (2 3/8 x 15 3/16 x 13 7/16 in)
Geography
Japan, Saga prefecture, Karatsu, Ochawangama kiln
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. John Alexander Pope
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection
Accession Number
FSC-P-2233
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Plate

Keywords
grass, Japan, Karatsu ware, E-karatsu type, 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 3 in the object record.

[2] See object record.

[3] See note 2.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

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

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