Xing or Xing-type ware slop jar
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Period
9th century -
Geography
Probably Hebei province, China -
Material
Porcelain with transparent colorless glaze -
Dimension
H x Diam: 10.4 × 15.6 cm (4 1/8 × 6 1/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1909.325 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1909.325
Object Details
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Description
Cuspidor; compound form: globular body on low foot, and wide flaring upper body.Clay: hard, white, porcellanous.Glaze: ivory-white, with areas of brownish discoloration. -
Provenance
To 1909Worch et Cie, Paris, to 1909 [1]From 1909 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Worch et Cie in 1909 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1995, 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
Black and White: Chinese Ceramics from the 10th-14th Centuries (December 18, 2004 to November 7, 2010)Chinese Ceramics (March 15, 1982 to July 10, 1986)Chinese Art (March 9, 1981 to March 12, 1982)Chinese Ceramics (May 9, 1980 to March 6, 1981)Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)Chinese Calligraphy and Ceramics (April 18, 1977 to April 8, 1978)Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1946 (May 6, 1946 to November 17, 1955) -
Previous custodian or owner
Worch et Cie (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Probably Hebei province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
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