Tea caddy

Object Details

Description: Light gray clay. Concentrically trimmed base. Single groove around shoulder; single incised line around waist. Small chip in rim under glaze. Opaque reddish brown iron glaze ("persimmon"); translucent ash glaze, ranging from medium brown to black, applied by trailing over shoulder and body. Inside unglazed.
Provenance: To 1905; Thomas E. Waggaman (1839-1906), Washington, DC, to 1905 [1]; From 1905 to 1919; Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased at the sale of the Waggaman Collection, American Art Association, New York, NY, January 25-February 3, 1905, no. 1733 [2]; From 1920; Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]; Notes:; [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1350, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Also see Curatorial Remark 9, Louise Cort, June 17, 2008, in the object record.; [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
Exhibition History: Japanese Ceramics from Seto and Mino (January 19, 1996 to August 5, 2001); Japanese Ceramics from Past to Present (February 18, 1983 to February 16, 1984)
Previous custodian or owner: Thomas E. Waggaman (1839-1906); American Art Association (established 1883) (C.L. Freer source); Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Related Online Resources: Google Cultural Institute
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Topic: ceramic; ivory; Seto ware; Edo period (1615 - 1868); tea; Japan; stoneware; Japanese Art; Charles Lang Freer collection

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye33a7493ac-f105-4bc3-8094-aa922ae499e8