Ornamental tile in form of qilin or dragon

Detail of a pattern
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At A Glance

  • Period

    1644-1911
  • Geography

    Guangdong province, China
  • Material

    Stoneware with mottled glaze, streaked clear green to opaque blue
  • Dimension

    H x W: 16.2 x 15.8 cm (6 3/8 x 6 1/4 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1914.97
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1914.97

Object Details

  • Description

    Lion's head utensil--fragment.
    Clay: coarse, hard, light-buff.
    Glaze: gray, streaked with light blue, green, and white; uneven flow.
  • Provenance

    To 1914
    Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1914 [1]
    From 1914 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1914 [2]
    From 1920
    The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Pottery List, L. 2420, 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

    Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
  • Origin

    Guangdong province, China
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer
  • Type

    Architectural Element
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