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Catalog Data

Medium:
Glazed stoneware Wheel-thrown
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 3.6 x 7.9 x 6.4 cm (1 7/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 1/2 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
China?
Description:
Shape: Irregularly shaped fragment from the lower section of a ceramic vessel of unknown form.
Clay: Fine light-beige clay having few inclusions and a moderate number of air pockets.
Glaze: Rich, copper-pigmented, finely crackled turquoise glaze showing substantial flaking. Glaze has pooled above a raised horizontal band and at the bottom of the shard.
Decoration: An underglaze iron-black design is painted onto a white slip which covers the beige-colored body.
Marks: None.
Provenance:
To 1957
Abu Ridho, Jakarta, Indonesia. [1]
1957
John A. Pope (1906-1982), Washington DC, gift of Abu Ridho, Jakarta, Indonesia. [2]
From 1957
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of John A. Pope, Washington DC [3]
Notes:
[1] See Curatorial Remarks 2 and 3 in the object record.
[2] See note 1.
[3] See note 1. See also object file, Collections Management Office.
Collection:
Freer Study Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
Abu Ridho (born 1927)
Dr. John Alexander Pope (1906-1982)
Topic:
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Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of John A. Pope
Accession Number:
FSC-P-437
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
See more items in:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3ee8798b2-9a7f-4dbb-9abc-a93d4e533fe9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-437