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Catalog Data

Medium:
Black lacquer on wood core with mother of pearl inlay
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 7 x 16.2 cm (2 3/4 x 6 3/8 in)
Type:
Furniture and Furnishing
Origin:
China
Date:
16th to early 18th century
Period:
Mid-Ming to early Qing dynasty
Provenance:
To 1911
Shinsuke Hayashi, Tokyo, to 1911 [1]
From 1911 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Shinsuke Hayashi in 1911 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Pottery List, L. 2141, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Purchased as part of F1911.355; Curatorial Remarks for F1911.355.
[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:
Black and White: Chinese Ceramics from the 10th-14th Centuries (December 18, 2004 to November 7, 2010)
The Idea of China in Japan: The Tea Ceremony in Japan (December 19, 1999 to June 11, 2000)
Japanese and Chinese Lacquer (September 22, 1982 to June 30, 1983)
Chinese and Japanese Art--Lacquer and Paintings (August 18, 1967 to October 14, 1969)
Previous custodian or owner:
Shinsuke Hayashi 林新助 (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
inlay (process)  Search this
lacquer  Search this
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)  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:
F1911.634
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
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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/ye3f046aea0-0646-40fc-b2a3-959544a9ada6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1911.634