Dish with decoration by John A. Pope

Low bowl of coarse stoneware decorated with painting under the glaze. Made by Eguchi Katsumi in 1972 and painted by J.A. Pope on his visit there November 1 of that year.

Maker(s)
Artist: Eguchi Katsumi 江口勝美 (born 1936)
Decorator: Dr. John Alexander Pope (1906-1982)
Historical period(s)
Showa era, 1972
Medium
Stoneware with iron pigment under feldspathic glaze
Style
Karatsu ware, E-Karatsu type
Dimensions
H x Diam: 5.1 x 17 cm (2 x 6 11/16 in)
Geography
Japan, Saga prefecture, Oyamaji
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. John Alexander Pope
Collection
Freer Study Collection
Accession Number
FSC-P-6963.1
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Dish

Keywords
Japan, Karatsu ware, Karatsu ware, E-karatsu type, Showa era (1926 - 1989), stoneware
Provenance

From 1972 to 1982
John A. Pope (1906-1982), purchased in Japan in 1972. [1]

From 1982 to 1988
Mrs. John A. Pope, ownership transferred to Mrs. Pope after the death of her husband, John A. Pope. [2]

From 1988
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mrs. John A. Pope. [3]

Notes:

[1] See Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

[3] See note 1. The object was initially given to the Archives by Mrs. Pope in 1988, and then it was transferred to the Freer Study Collection in 2006.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

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

Description

Low bowl of coarse stoneware decorated with painting under the glaze. Made by Eguchi Katsumi in 1972 and painted by J.A. Pope on his visit there November 1 of that year.

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