Zhangzhou ware jar with dragon design

Object Details

• Description

  Jar, inverted pear shape with low straight neck, thickened lip and low footrim; four loop handles.

  Body: coarse grayish white porcelain.

  Glaze: thin, uneven, transparent rusty-tan, crackled and pitted.

  Decoration: in underglaze blue, two dragons among clouds.

• Provenance

  To 1906

  Sir William Van Horne (1843-1915), to 1906 [1]

  From 1906 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Sir William Van Horne in 1906 [2]

  From 1920

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

  Notes:

  [1] Object file.

  [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)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Sir William Van Horne (1843-1915) (C.L. Freer source)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  Nansheng kiln group, Zhangzhou city, 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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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1630s, 1560s

• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Van Horne, William

• Place

  Nansheng kiln group, China, Fujian province, Zhangzhou city

• Topic

  Charles Lang Freer collection, Porcelain, Art, Chinese Art, Ceramics, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), Zhangzhou ware, Dragon

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)

• On View

  Yes