Tea caddy, probably Ohi ware

Object Details

Description: Tea jar, irregular-ovoidal. Tea caddy (chaire [Jpn]).; Ivory cover.; Clay: soft, dense, red. Raku type.; Glaze: pumpkin-yellow mottled with olive, red, and brown. Lead glaze.
Provenance: To 1905; Yamanaka & Company, to 1905 [1]; From 1905 to 1919; Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1905 [2]; From 1920; Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]; Notes:; [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Pottery List, L. 1446, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.; [2] See note 1.; [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner: Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source); Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Topic: ceramic; ivory; Ohi ware; Raku ware; Edo period (1615 - 1868); Meiji era (1868 - 1912); tea; Japan; earthenware; lead glaze; Japanese Art; Charles Lang Freer collection

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