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Medium:
Stoneware with translucent iron glaze; rattan support
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 8.6 × 6.7 cm (3 3/8 × 2 5/8 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Fujian province, China
Date:
19th century
Period:
Qing dynasty
Description:
Clay: hard, gray.
Glaze: thin, glassy, yellow-brown. Interior, lower portion of body, flat base unglazed. Adhesions on one side.
Provenance:
To 1899
Carl Edelheim (1844-1899), Philadelphia, to 1899 [1]
From 1900 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from the Edelheim Collection sale, American Art Association, New York, NY, in March 1900 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 742, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Curatorial Remark 8, Louise Cort, May 12, 2009, 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
Previous custodian or owner:
Carl Edelheim (1844-1899)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
China  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1900.17
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Ceramics in Mainland Southeast Asia
Google Cultural Institute
See more items in:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye33d0d5ed4-efcb-4226-89ab-92b9692ab480
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1900.17