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Catalog Data

Medium:
Stoneware with Jun-style glaze
Dimensions:
H x W: 7.7 x 7.7 cm (3 1/16 x 3 1/16 in)
Style:
Guangdong ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Guangdong province, China
Date:
19th century
Period:
Qing dynasty
Description:
A cover for cup or bowl or box.
Clay: dense, hard, white.
Glaze: transparent, glassy, gray, with a splash of green-blue.
Provenance:
To 1917
John Fenning, New York, to 1917 [1]
From 1917 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from John Fenning in 1917 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2527, S.I. 1658B, 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:
John Fenning (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Guangdong ware  Search this
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
China  Search this
stoneware  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Jun-style ware  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1917.650
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
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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/ye3aadb731f-b3bf-47c9-8604-88125dd622a1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1917.650