Green-glazed hu-shaped jar
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Period
1st century BCE-early 1st century CE -
Geography
Zhejiang Province, China -
Material
Stoneware with applied and accidental wood-ash glazes -
Dimension
H x W: 27.7 x 20.7 cm (10 7/8 x 8 1/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1909.299 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1909.299
Object Details
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Description
Jar (hu): ovoidal, with trumpet-shaped mouth; two open handles; recessed foot. Cf. F1910.15.Clay: hard, gray stoneware. Reddish-brown on surface.Glaze: lustrous olive, lightly craced on shoulder and inside neck.Decoration: corrugated encircling lines, and linear designs incised in paste.Cf. F1910.15. -
Provenance
To 1909Ta Ge Chung, Beijing, to 1909 [1]From 1909 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Ta Ge Chung, Beijing, in 1909 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2014, 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
Shades of Green and Blue: Chinese Celadon Ceramics (July 15, 1997 to September 7, 2004)Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980) -
Previous custodian or owner
Ta Ge Chung (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Zhejiang Province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
Restrictions and Rights
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