Medium:

Earthenware with white and iron glazes

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 7.2 x 6.2 x 10.2 cm (2 13/16 x 2 7/16 x 4 in)

Style:

Zhangzhou ware

Type:

Musical Instrument

Origin:

Zhangzhou kilns, Fujian province, China

Date:

16th-17th century

Period:

Ming dynasty

Description:

Small mold-formed rattle in the shape of a duck.

Clay: buff, soft (not fused). Molded in piece-mold. Air holes in center of back, underside of back.

Glaze: thin, matte white glaze on head and body, accented with thin, matte carmel-brown glaze.

Decoration: molded details of eyes, feathers, wings, tail, and feet.

Provenance:

From ?

Dean Frasché, collected in Thailand. [1]

To 1989

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Dean Frasché, Greenwich, Connecticut. [2]

Notes:

[1] Curatorial Remark 4 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920, Collections Management Office.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

Dean Frasché (1906-1994)

Topic:

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brown and black glaze  Search this

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Credit Line:

Gift of Dean Frasché

Accession Number:

F1989.56

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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EDAN-URL:

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