Vase
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Period
16th-mid 17th century -
Geography
Dehua kilns, Fujian province, China -
Material
Porcelain with ivory translucent glaze -
Dimension
H x Diam: 18.6 × 10.6 cm (7 5/16 × 4 3/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1913.85 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1913.85
Object Details
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Description
Vase: small; inverted pear-shaped body with cylindrical neck flaring at the mouth; broad moulded foot. Wood stand.Clay: fairly soft, dense, white.Glaze: cream-white of pinkish cast; finely crackled; brownish stains.Decoration: two animalistic heads modelled in relief. -
Provenance
To 1913Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1913 [1]From 1913 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1913 [2]From 1920The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] Undated folder sheet note.[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
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Dehua kilns, Fujian province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
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