Bowl

Object Details

• Description

  Bowl, low broad; bold basal ring. Six spur marks inside. Gold lacquer repairs.

  Clay: hard, whitish, ringing. Porcelain.

  Glaze: pale green, nearly white, with areas of deep cream and grayish-mauve discoloration.

• Provenance

  To 1905

  Edward G. Getz, New York to 1905 [1]

  From 1905 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Edward G. Getz in 1905 [2]

  From 1920

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

  Notes:

  [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1338, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Edward G. Getz was a dealer in Chinese antiques operating at 14 East 45th Street, New York, NY (see Curatorial Remark 6, Louise Cort, June 17, 2008, 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

  Korean Art (December 17, 1984 to June 23, 1986)

  Korean Art (March 20, 1982 to 2 April 1984)

  Korean Art (June 4, 1982 to September 23, 1982)

  Korean Art (July 15, 1981 to September 15, 1981)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Edward G. Getz (C.L. Freer source)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  Un-ri kilns, western Gyeongsangnam-do province, Korea

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1590s, 1610s

• Name

  Getz, Edward G., Freer, Charles Lang

• Place

  Un-ri kilns, western Gyeongsangnam-do province, Korea

• Topic

  Charles Lang Freer collection, Porcelain, Art, Joseon period (1392 - 1910), Lacquer repair, Pale blue glaze, Lacquer, Korean Art, Ceramics

• Culture

  Koreans

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)