Medium:

Brick-red stoneware with white slip beneath clear, green, yellow and brown glazes

Dimensions:

H x W: 19 x 11.3 cm (7 1/2 x 4 7/16 in)

Type:

Sculpture

Origin:

Possibly Shanxi province, China

Date:

1368-1644

Period:

Ming dynasty

Description:

Head of deity, modeled one-third life-size.

Clay: soft, dense, reddish.

Glaze: cream, dark-brown and green; worn, crackled and partly disintegrated.

Provenance:

To 1914

Yamanaka, to 1914 [1]

From 1914 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Yamanaka in 1914 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] Undated folder sheet note, Object file.

[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:

Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1914.23

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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EDAN-URL:

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