Tea Jar
17th century
Object PlaceSatsuma Province, Japan
Medium/TechniqueCeramic (Takeno-yaki?)
Dimensions6.1 x 6.9 cm (2 3/8 x 2 11/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Thomas Allen
Accession number25.19a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsVessels
Collections
ProvenanceBy the 1870s, Ninagawa Noritane (b. 1835 – d. 1882), Tokyo, Japan; before 1882, probably sold by Ninagawa to Francis Brinkley (b. 1841 – d. 1912), Tokyo; 1886, sold by Brinkley, through Edward Greey (dealer; b. 1835 – d. 1888), New York [see note 1], probably to Thomas Allen (b. 1849 – d. 1924), Boston [see note 2]; 1925, bequest of Thomas Allen to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 8, 1925)
NOTES:
[1] The Brinkley collection was exhibited and sold by Edward Greey. Greey lent this object, on Brinkley’s behalf, to the MFA from June until December 1885. See Description of a Collection of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean Porcelain, Pottery and Faience made by Captain F. Brinkley (Edward Greey, New York, 1885), cat. no. 166. [2] Objects from the sale were shipped February 9, 1886. Allen was President of the MFA.
NOTES:
[1] The Brinkley collection was exhibited and sold by Edward Greey. Greey lent this object, on Brinkley’s behalf, to the MFA from June until December 1885. See Description of a Collection of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean Porcelain, Pottery and Faience made by Captain F. Brinkley (Edward Greey, New York, 1885), cat. no. 166. [2] Objects from the sale were shipped February 9, 1886. Allen was President of the MFA.
18th century
Early 19th century
Prehistoric
about 2400–1750 B.C.
about 2500–1900 B.C.
about 2400–1750 B.C.
about 2400–1750 B.C.