Bottle, Satsuma ware
18th century
Kano Tangen , (Japanese, 1679-1767)
Edo period
Stoneware with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
H: 21.7 W: 16.1 cm
Kagoshima, Japan
Gift of Charles Lang Freer F1892.26
Kano Tangen , (Japanese, 1679-1767)
Edo period
Stoneware with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
H: 21.7 W: 16.1 cm
Kagoshima, Japan
Gift of Charles Lang Freer F1892.26
The decoration on this bottle is attributed to the artist Kano Tangen, who served as the official painter for the Satsuma domain, where the bottle was made.