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At A Glance

  • 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

  • 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 1913
    Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1913 [1]
    From 1913 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1913 [2]
    From 1920
    The 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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