Medium:

Stoneware with iron glaze

Dimensions:

H x W: 6 x 5.5 cm (2 3/8 x 2 3/16 in)

Style:

Cizhou ware

Type:

Musical Instrument

Origin:

China

Date:

960-1127

Period:

Northern Song dynasty

Description:

Demon head, modelled hollow, with two eye perforations and another at the top of the head.

Clay: hard, grayish.

Glaze: dark rich brown.

Contains stickers on the back.

Marks:

Contains two stickers.

Provenance:

To 1916

Li Wenqing (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1916 [1]

From 1916 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Li Wenqing, in New York, in 1916 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2452, 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:

Li Wenqing 李文卿 (ca. 1869-1931) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

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Northern Song dynasty (960 - 1127)  Search this

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1916.600

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

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