Dish in the form of a lotus petal
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Period
19th century -
Geography
Yixing, Jiangsu province, China -
Material
Stoneware with brown slip under Jun-style glaze -
Dimension
H x W: 4.2 × 13.2 cm (1 5/8 × 5 3/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1907.63 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1907.63
Object Details
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Description
Dish with steep sides and flat lip; in form of a single lotus petal.Body: grayish white porcelain with brown dressing.Glaze: opaque lavender-blue with brown showing through where thin; small crackle inside; base raw. -
Provenance
To 1907Unidentified owner, China, to 1907 [1]From 1907 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased in China from an unidentified owner in 1907 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1519, 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)Parades: Freer Ceramics Installed by Gwyn Hanssen Pigott (November 4, 2006 to January 7, 2008) -
Previous custodian or owner
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Yixing, Jiangsu 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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