Jun ware water pot in the form of a lotus bud

Object Details

• Description

  Jar: small pear-shaped; bold basal ring

  Clay: dense, gray, speckled with black.

  Glaze: brilliant light grayish-blue; crackled.

• Provenance

  To 1897

  Charles A. Dana (1819-1897), New York to 1897 [1]

  From 1898 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased at auction, the Dana Collection Sale, American Art Galleries, New York February 24-26, 1898, no. 145 [2]

  From 1920

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 136, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  The Peacock Room Comes to America [2022] (September 3, 2022 - ongoing)

  The Peacock Room Comes to America [2017-2019] (October 14, 2017 to January 2, 2019)

  The Peacock Room Comes to America [2011-2016] (April 9, 2011 to January 4, 2016)

  Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)

  Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics (March 7, 1957 to January 1, 1963)

  Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 13 (November 10, 1955 to March 1, 1957)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Charles A. Dana (1819-1897)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  Henan province, China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Vessel

• On View

  Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1200s, 1300s

• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Dana, Charles A.

• Place

  China, Henan province

• Topic

  Charles Lang Freer collection, Art, Jun ware, Stoneware, Chinese Art, Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368), Ceramics, Lotus

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)

• On View

  Yes