Medium:

Stoneware with white glaze and random copper green stripes

Dimensions:

H x Diam (overall): 12.8 x 10.9 cm (5 1/16 x 4 5/16 in)

Style:

Shiwan (Shekwan) ware

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Shiwan (Shekwan) kilns, Foshan, Guangdong province, China

Date:

17th-19th century

Period:

Qing dynasty

Provenance:

To ?

Unknown Japanese collector, purchased in Thailand. [1]

From ? to 1965

Dean Frasché, acquired in Japan from an unknown Japanese collector. [2]

From 1965

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Dean Frasché. [3]

Notes:

[1] According to remarks from Louise Cort dated May 20, 2015, Dean Frasché acquired bottle “…in Japan from a Japanese collector or dealer who had bought them in Thailand and believed them to be Japanese…” See Curatorial Remark 7 in the object record.

[2] See Curatorial Remarks 6 and 7 in the object record.

[3] See note 2.

Collection:

Freer Study Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

Dean F. Frasche (1906-1994)

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Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this

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Credit Line:

Gift of Dean Frasché

Accession Number:

FSC-P-2222

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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