Medium:

Porcelain with celadon glaze

Dimensions:

H x W: 12.9 x 17.8 cm (5 1/16 x 7 in)

Style:

Probably Zhangzhou ware

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Fujian province, China

Date:

19th-early 20th century

Period:

Qing dynasty

Description:

Thick-walled cylindrical incense burner. Translucent light green celadon glaze, except for the lowest part of the footrim and inside the foot, which are unglazed. On the outer surface, an incised simplified peony design framed by a trellis pattern border above and a hatched border below.

Provenance:

From 1971-1975 to 1994

Sherry Peters Matz, Arlington, VA, acquired in Indonesia in 1971-1975 [1]

From 1994

Freer Gallery of Art, given by Sherry Peters Matz and children in 1994

Notes:

[1] According to Curatorial Note 6, Louise Cort, February 9, 2011, 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)

Previous custodian or owner:

Mrs. Sherry Peter Matz

Topic:

ceramic  Search this

peony  Search this

Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this

incense  Search this

Zhangzhou ware  Search this

China  Search this

porcelain  Search this

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Credit Line:

Gift of Sherry Peters Matz and children

Accession Number:

F1994.1

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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