Artist:

Shen Tzu-ch'e (active 1628-1644)  Search this

Medium:

Unglazed stoneware

Dimensions:

H x W: 8.2 x 15.8 cm (3 1/4 x 6 1/4 in)

Style:

Yixing ware

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Yixing, Jiangsu province, China

Date:

1642

Period:

Ming dynasty

Description:

Fluted tea-pot of brown unglazed Yixing clay. Inscription of eight characters.

Inscriptions:

Inscription of eight characters

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)

Ming Dynasty Paintings (December 4, 1978 to June 14, 1979)

Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Ceramics, 1943 (March 22, 1943 to November 13, 1944)

Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Ceramics (March 14, 1931 to March 22, 1943)

Topic:

ceramic  Search this

Yixing ware  Search this

Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)  Search this

tea  Search this

China  Search this

stoneware  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1939.67a-b

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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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

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EDAN-URL:

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