Bulb bowl with impressed character wu (five)
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Period
15th century -
Geography
Henan province, China -
Material
Stoneware with Jun glaze and copper pigment -
Dimension
H x Diam: 9.2 × 21.7 cm (3 5/8 × 8 9/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1911.349 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1911.349
Object Details
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Description
Bulb-bowl: circular, on three cloud-scroll feet. Two rows of studs. Incised numeral wu (five), two inscriptions, and spur-marks on the base. Teakwood stand.Clay: hard, dense, gray.Glaze: rich rose-purple and blue, clouded with gray; light olive on salient parts. Pitted. -
Inscriptions
two inscriptions, and spur-marks on the base -
Provenance
To 1911Yen Ching Tong, Beijing, to 1911 [1]From 1911 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yen Ching Tong in 1911 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2134, 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 -
Previous custodian or owner
Yen Ching Tong (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Henan province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
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