Medium:

Porcelain with transparent pale-blue (qingbai) glaze

Dimensions:

H x Diam (overall): 2.8 x 6.7 cm (1 1/8 x 2 5/8 in)

Style:

Qingbai ware

Type:

Container

Date:

12th-13th century

Period:

Southern Song dynasty

Provenance:

From 1935-37 to 1991

John Hadley Cox (1913-2005), Las Vegas, Nevada. [1]

From 1991

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of John Hadley Cox, Las Vegas, Nevada. [2]

Notes:

[1] Excavated by the donor outside the North Gate at Changsha between September 1935 and August 1937. See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

[2] See Deed of Gift from John Hadley Cox, Collections Management Office.

Collection:

Freer Study Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

John Hadley Cox (1913-2005)

Topic:

ceramic  Search this

Qingbai ware  Search this

Southern Song dynasty (1127 - 1279)  Search this

China  Search this

porcelain  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of the John Hadley Cox Archaeological Study Collection

Accession Number:

FSC-P-4170

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3b4efe606-6926-4da0-b4a1-c6639df07410

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-4170