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Medium:
Porcelain with cobalt decoration under colorless glaze and "snowflake blue" enamel glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 15.1 × 26.5 cm (5 15/16 × 10 7/16 in)
Style:
Jingdezhen ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
Date:
1426-1435
Period:
Ming dynasty, Xuande reign
Description:
Bowl with plain rim; very thickly potted; low, broad foot and base unglazed.
Clay: Fine white porcelain.
Glaze: transparent glaze on interior; lead-based glaze on exterior tinted deep blue with cobalt.
Decoration: incised dragons, etc. outside.
Six-character Xuande (Hsuan-te) mark on the inside.
Marks:
Six-character Xuande mark on the inside.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Chinese Ceramics (May 9, 1993 to April 17, 1995)
Chinese Ceramics (March 15, 1982 to July 10, 1986)
Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)
Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics (March 7, 1957 to January 1, 1963)
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Jingdezhen ware  Search this
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)  Search this
Xuande reign (1426 - 1435)  Search this
China  Search this
porcelain  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1959.9
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
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3ca37de17-b272-4535-86c5-94426f15e4ea
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1959.9