H x W x D: 10.5 x 14.6 x 14.6 cm (4 1/8 x 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 in)
Style:
Yue ware
Type:
Furniture and Furnishing
Origin:
Zhejiang province, China
Date:
4th-5th century
Period:
Eastern Jin dynasty
Provenance:
Judith and Arthur Hart Burling [1]
From at least 1961
Howard D. Levine, from at least 1961 [2]
To 1991
Lesley R. Levine, Oakland, CA, by descent from Howard D. Devine, to 1991
From 1991
Freer Gallery of Art, given by Lesley R. Levine in 1991
Notes:
[1] According to a manuscript in the possession of Lesley R. Levine that documented the Levine collection (see Curatorial Note 6, Louise Cort, December 6, 1991 and February 8, 1997, in the object record).
[2] See note 1. See also, the photocopy of a typewritten section of "A Partial Description of Art Objects and Antiques in the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Howard D. Levine," dated 1961, in the object file.
Also, the object was examined by John A. Pope at the Freer Gallery of Art in April 1959 (see Curatorial Note 1 in the object record).
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Shades of Green and Blue: Chinese Celadon Ceramics (July 15, 1997 to September 7, 2004)