Bowl: bold foot rim. Clay: soft, compact, buff-white. Glaze: glossy greenish cream; crazed. Decoration: painted in coppery lustre with ruby reflections over glaze.
Provenance:
From at least 1935-1936
Kouchakji Frères, New York, method of acquisition unknown [1]
From 1936
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Kouchakji Frères, New York [2]
Notes:
[1] See November 19, 1935 letter from Fahim Kouchakji to J.E. Lodge, wherein Kouchakji acknowledges the return of several objects, but writes “I notice you still have one of the Syro-Egyptian Bowls, the one you liked.” Founded in 1890 and specializing in Syrian, Alexandrian, Roman and Arabic antiquities, this family firm of art dealers had galleries in Aleppo, Paris and New York. By 1929, Fahim Kouchakji (1886-1976) purchased all shares in the business and became sole proprietor.
[2] See February 14, 1936 invoice for purchase, with note in pencil that the object was approved on February 3, 1936, in object file.
Research updated December 1, 2022
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)
Near Eastern Ceramics (June 24, 1982 to September 23, 1982)
Near Eastern Ceramics (May 14, 1981 to May 10, 1985)
Art of the Arab World (August 15, 1980 to May 13, 1981)
Art of the Arab World (May 8, 1975 to August 20, 1977)
Ceramics from the World of Islam (January 16, 1974 to July 1, 1974)
