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Catalog Data

Medium:
Stoneware with Jun glaze and iron wash
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 6.3 × 8.3 cm (2 1/2 × 3 1/4 in)
Style:
Jun ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Baofeng kiln, Henan province, China
Date:
12th-13th century
Period:
Jin dynasty
Description:
Vase of globular shape with small mouth and low foot.
Clay: buff with sandy texture, fired hard.
Glaze: gray blue with fine crackle; glazed under base, leaving ground footrim bare; traces of brown dressing on footrim.
Provenance:
Goodridge Collection [1]
From 1904 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased at auction, the Goodridge Collection, American Art Association, New York March 1904
[2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Voucher No. 32, March 1904, L. 1282, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Also see Curatorial Remark 1 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
Exhibition History:
The Peacock Room Comes to America [2022] (September 3, 2022 - ongoing)
The Peacock Room Comes to America [2017-2019] (October 14, 2017 to January 2, 2019)
The Peacock Room Comes to America [2011-2016] (April 9, 2011 to January 4, 2016)
Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics, 1955 (September 19, 1955 to November 10, 1955)
Untitled Exhibition, East Asian Ceramics and Paintings, East Corridor (January 8, 1947 to ---)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1946 (May 6, 1946 to November 17, 1955)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork, Pottery, and Painting (March 23, 1944 to May 2, 1946)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics and Paintings (November 14, 1944 to May 3, 1946)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Ceramics, 1943 (March 22, 1943 to November 13, 1944)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Ceramics (March 14, 1931 to March 22, 1943)
Chinese Painting and Pottery (May 2, 1923 to March 22, 1943)
Previous custodian or owner:
Goodridge Collection
American Art Association (established 1883) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
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Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1904.26
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
The Story of the Beautiful
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/ye37d4eb9ad-e59d-4890-b3fc-67fffe50449c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1904.26