Medium:

Stoneware with Jun glaze and copper pigment

Dimensions:

H x W: 6.3 x 4.1 cm (2 1/2 x 1 5/8 in)

Style:

Jun ware

Type:

Unclassified

Origin:

Henan province, China

Date:

1279-1368

Period:

Yuan dynasty

Description:

Clay: dense, gray.

Glaze: brilliant, light blue, crackled; splash of red-purple.

Provenance:

From at least 1916 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), acquired by at least 1916 [1]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]

Notes:

[1] See Reserved Pottery List, R. 6527, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. According to Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record, there are no purchase details recorded for this object.

[2] 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:

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

ceramic  Search this

Jun ware  Search this

Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)  Search this

copper pigment  Search this

China  Search this

stoneware  Search this

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Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1916.693.2

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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