Small cylindrical bowl

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Historical period(s)
Meiji era, late 19th century
Medium
Stoneware with clear gray-toned glaze
Style
Shigaraki ware
Dimensions
H: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in) D: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in)
Geography
Japan, Shiga prefecture, Shigaraki, Chokushi No. 18 kiln site
Credit Line
Gift of Louise A. Cort
Accession Number
FSC-P-3420
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Bowl (hishio)

Keywords
clear glaze, glazed, Japan, Meiji era (1868 - 1912), Shigaraki ware, stoneware
Provenance

From 1976-79 to 1985
Louise Allison Cort, Washington, D.C., collected in Chokushi No. 18 kiln site, Shigaraki, Japan between 1976 and 1979. [1]

From 1985
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Louise Allison Cort, Washington, D.C. [2]

Notes:

[1] See Study Collection catalogue card, Collections Management Office.

[2] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s)

Louise Allison Cort

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
Rights Statement

Copyright with museum

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