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Catalog Data

Medium:
Blow-formed glass
Dimensions:
H x W: 7.6 x 30.5 cm (3 x 12 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
China
Date:
1700-1735
Period:
Early Qing dynasty, Kangxi-Yongzheng reign
Description:
Dish; shallow, molded in lobes. Low basal ring. One crack.
Color: deep blue, translucent. Considerable surface disintegration.
Provenance:
To 1913
Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1913 [1]
From 1913 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1913 [2]
From 1920
The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 475, 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:
Ancient Glass (May 26, 1982 to June 25, 1982)
Bicentennial Exhibition: Chinese Art (December 5, 1975 to November 10, 1976)
Previous custodian or owner:
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
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Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1913.132
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3bd2018d7-9788-4565-ac11-9b97b7603ed3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1913.132