Object Details
- Artist
- Ogata Shuhei (1788-1839)
- Description
- Tea bowl, ovoidal; bold unglazed foot.
- Clay: dense, gray-white, showing grayish-buff under glaze.
- Glaze: translucent, uneven, crackled
- Decoration: over glaze, mouse and flaming jewel; ornamental seal; flecks of gold.
- Three seals, one on foot and two on body: Shuhei [Jpn]
- Label
- Younger brother of Nin'ami Dohachi, Ogata Shuhei allegedly adopted the surname Ogata out of reverence for Ogata Kenzan, the foremost Kyoto potter of the early 18th century. The enamel designs of a rat embracing a flaming jewel and an ornamental seal reading "long life" and "treasure" show that the bowl was intended for use in New Year's festivities beginning a Year of the Rat (possibly 1816 or 1828). Season-specific tea bowls abound among Kyoto decorated ceramics.
- Provenance
- To 1898
- A.D. Vorce and Co., Hartford, CT, to 1898 [1]
- From 1898 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from A.D. Vorce and Co. in 1898 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 323, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [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
- Kyoto Ceramics (November 9, 1984 to April 25, 1985)
- Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons in Japanese Art (September 14, 1977 to April 8, 1978)
- Previous custodian or owner
- A. D. Vorce and Co. (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- early 19th century
- Period
- Edo period
- Accession Number
- F1898.130
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Vessel
- Medium
- Stoneware with enamels over clear glaze
- Dimensions
- H x Diam: 7.9 × 10.9 cm (3 1/8 × 4 5/16 in)
- Style
- Kyoto ware
- Origin
- Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- enameling
- ceramic
- Kyoto ware
- Edo period (1615 - 1868)
- new year
- tea
- rat
- Japan
- stoneware
- Japanese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1898.130
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye399a2ad91-60e5-4f19-bc7a-b2d690db7d44
