Seal of Chen Mingyuan (active late 17th-early 18th century) Search this
Medium:
Unglazed stoneware
Dimensions:
H x W: 4 x 6.8 cm (1 9/16 x 2 11/16 in)
Style:
Yixing ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Yixing, Jiangsu province, China
Date:
1662-1722
Period:
Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign
Description:
Square brush washer of brown-black unglazed Yixing clay; two loose ring handles and two bands of decoration in countersunk relief. Inscription of eleven characters and one seal. Rosewood stand.
Marks:
One seal
Inscriptions:
Inscription of eleven characters
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Ch'ing Dynasty Calligraphy and Painting (August 30, 1985 to January 26, 1986)
Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)
Ming Dynasty Paintings (December 4, 1978 to June 14, 1979)
Special Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1946 (August 7, 1946 to January 7, 1947)
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)
