Bowl stand (for tea bowl F1911.355)

Object Details

• Provenance

  To 1911

  Shinsuke Hayashi, Tokyo, to 1911 [1]

  From 1911 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Shinsuke Hayashi in 1911 [2]

  From 1920

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

  Notes:

  [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Pottery List, L. 2141, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Purchased as part of F1911.355; Curatorial Remarks for F1911.355.

  [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)

  The Idea of China in Japan: The Tea Ceremony in Japan (December 19, 1999 to June 11, 2000)

  Japanese and Chinese Lacquer (September 22, 1982 to June 30, 1983)

  Chinese and Japanese Art--Lacquer and Paintings (August 18, 1967 to October 14, 1969)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Shinsuke Hayashi 林新助 (C.L. Freer source)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Furniture and Furnishing

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1720s, 1500s

• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Shinsuke, Hayashi

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Charles Lang Freer collection, Art, Inlay (process), Chinese Art, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911), Lacquer, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Furniture, Furnishings