Cup stand
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Period
second half of 12th-early 13th century -
Geography
Gangjin or Buan kilns, Jeolla-do province, Korea -
Material
Stoneware with white and black inlays under celadon glaze -
Dimension
H x Diam: 5.1 × 16.9 cm (2 × 6 5/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1904.325 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1904.325
Object Details
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Description
Cup-stand, both marly and cavetto of petal outline. Four spur-marks.Clay: hard, sonant.Glaze: lustrous gray-green, broadly crackled; a slight sprinkling of decay.Decoration: inlaid in white and black under glaze. -
Provenance
Kojima Collection, Nagasaki [1]To 1904Yamanaka & Company, to 1904 [2]From 1904 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1904 [3]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]Notes:[1] See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.[2] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Pottery List, L. 1325, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.[3] See note 1 and 2.[4] 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
Rediscovering Korea’s Past (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)Cranes and Clouds: The Korean Art of Ceramic Inlay (November 5, 2011 to January 3, 2016)Korean Ceramics (February 4, 1997 to August 7, 2011)Korean Ceramics of the Koryo Dynasty (May 9, 1993 to August 7, 2011)Korean Art (May 9, 1993 to January 29, 1997)Korean Art (March 20, 1982 to 2 April 1984)Korean Art (March 20, 1980 to March 3, 1981)Korean Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to October 13, 1978)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese and Korean Ceramics (March 22, 1943 to November 13, 1944)Japanese and Korean Pottery, and Korean Bronze (May 2, 1923 to March 22, 1943) -
Previous custodian or owner
Kojima CollectionYamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Gangjin or Buan kilns, Jeolla-do province, Korea -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Furniture and Furnishing -
On View
Freer Gallery 14: Rediscovering Korea's Past -
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