Medium:

Stoneware with oxidized celadon glaze

Dimensions:

H x W: 10.6 x 21.1 cm (4 3/16 x 8 5/16 in)

Style:

Longquan ware

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Longquan kilns, Zhejiang province, China

Date:

1368-1644

Period:

Ming dynasty

Description:

Celadon bowl, deep ovoidal, with a flaring lip; heavy foot.

Clay: hard, dense.

Glaze: thick, greenish yellow-brown.

Provenance:

To 1916

S. Hatashita, to 1916 [1]

From 1916 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by S. Hatashita in 1916 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] For further details regarding this gift, see Original Pottery List, L. 2497, 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:

S. Hatashita (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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green glaze  Search this

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1916.631

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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