Twenty-nine sherds and packet of tiny fragments

Maker(s)
Artist: Ainu culture
Historical period(s)
Asuka period, 600-700
Medium
Earthenware
Style
Hajiki ware
Geography
Japan, Ogawara Lake, Aomori prefecture
Credit Line
Gift of David W. Chase
Collection
Freer Study Collection
Accession Number
FSC-P-3447
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic
Type

Fragment

Keywords
Asuka period (552 - 710), earthenware, Hajiki ware, Japan
Provenance

From ca. 1950 to 1986
David W. Chase, collected from Pit house, site B, pit #2, Ogawara Lake, Aomori prefecture, Japan. [1]

From 1986
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of David W. Chase. [2]

Notes:

[1] See Study Collection catalogue card, Collections Management Office. See also Curatorial Remarks 1 and 2 in the object record.

[2] See object record.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

David W. Chase

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