Bottle

Object Details

• Description

  Bottle, pear-shaped; bold, hollowed foot; a ring of twelve spur-marks on lower body.

  Clay: hard, gray.

  Glaze: brilliant gray; closely crackled. Ash glaze.

• Provenance

  To 1914

  Willam Baumgarten and Company, New York to 1914 [1]

  From 1914 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from William Baumgarten and Company in 1914 [2]

  From 1920

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

  Notes:

  [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2385, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

  [2] See note 2.

  [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

  Korean Ceramics (February 4, 1997 to August 7, 2011)

  Korean Ceramics of the Koryo Dynasty (May 9, 1993 to August 7, 2011)

  Korean Art (December 17, 1984 to June 23, 1986)

  Korean Art (March 20, 1982 to 2 April 1984)

  Korean Art (June 4, 1982 to September 23, 1982)

  Korean Art (July 15, 1981 to September 15, 1981)

  Korean Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to October 13, 1978)

  Korean Art (June 24, 1977 to April 8, 1978)

• Previous custodian or owner

  William Baumgarten and Company (C.L. Freer source)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  Jeollanam-do province, Korea

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1590s, 1550s

• Name

  Baumgarten, Freer, Charles Lang

• Place

  Jeollanam-do province, Korea

• Topic

  Charles Lang Freer collection, Art, Joseon period (1392 - 1910), Clear glaze, Stoneware, Korean Art, Ceramics

• Culture

  Koreans

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)