Medium:

Stoneware with Jun glaze and copper pigment

Dimensions:

H x W: 8.9 x 6.4 cm (3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in)

Style:

Jun ware

Type:

Furniture and Furnishing

Origin:

Henan province, China

Date:

14th-15th century

Period:

Yuan or Ming dynasty

Description:

Clay: hard, gray.

Glaze: blue, with splash of rose-purple and green on the face.

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. 2045, 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:

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Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)  Search this

Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)  Search this

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1909.393

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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