Medium:

Porcelain with iron pigment and lead-silicate enamel glaze

Dimensions:

H x W: 6.2 x 8.1 cm (2 7/16 x 3 3/16 in)

Style:

Zhangzhou ware

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Zhangzhou kilns, Fujian province, China

Date:

16th century

Period:

Ming dynasty

Description:

Polychrome.

Clay: soft, gray.

Glaze: green and brown.

Provenance:

To 1918

Herman A. E. Jaehne, to 1918 [1]

From 1918 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Herman A. E. Jaehne in 1918 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] Object file, original folder sheet. Also see object file, curatorial remarks, Louise A. Cort, February 27, 2007.

[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

Exhibition History:

The Tea Ceremony as Melting Pot (January 31 to July 18, 2004)

Previous custodian or owner:

Herman A. E. Jaehne

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1918.139

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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