Vase
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Period
mid 17th-19th century -
Geography
Zhang kilns, Fujian province, China -
Material
Stoneware with white slip under clear glaze -
Dimension
H x W: 21.4 x 10.9 cm (8 7/16 x 4 5/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1902.86 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1902.86
Object Details
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Description
Vase: quadrilateral, with steep shoulder and square mouth. Firecrack on shoulder.Clay: hard, white.Glaze: brilliant cream-white.Decoration: bosses on edges of shoulder in high relief; on the four sides, identical impressed inscription consisting of 38 stylized variations of the character shou (longevity), under glaze. -
Provenance
To 1902Samuel Colman (1832-1920), New York, NY, and Newport, RI, to 1902 [1]From 1902 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased at the sale of the Samuel Colman Collection, American Art Association, New York, March 19-22, 1902 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1155, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Samuel Colman was collecting Asian objects by at least 1880 (see Curatorial Remark 7, Louise Cort, April 20, 2007, in the object record).[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 Painting and Pottery (May 2, 1923 to March 22, 1943) -
Previous custodian or owner
Samuel Colman (1832-1920)American Art Association (established 1883) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Zhang kilns, Fujian 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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