Medium:

Earthenware with copper-green lead-silicate glaze

Dimensions:

H x W: 28.5 x 16.7 cm (11 1/4 x 6 9/16 in)

Type:

Sculpture

Origin:

China

Date:

early 8th century

Period:

Tang dynasty

Description:

A Ch'i-lin; modeled hollow. Left foreleg broken and repaired.

Clay: soft, pinkish-white.

Glaze: pale greenish, finely crackled; lower body unglazed.

Decoration: a curved horn between the eyes; a corrugated ornament down the back.

Provenance:

To 1909

Ta Ge Chung, Beijing, to 1909 [1]

From 1909 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Ta Ge Chung in 1909 [2]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1996, 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

Previous custodian or owner:

Ta Ge Chung (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

Tang dynasty (618 - 907)  Search this

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1909.326

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

Related Online Resources:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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