Teapot in the form of a cloth bundle

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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
1708 -
Geography
Yixing, Jiangsu province, China -
Material
Unglazed stoneware -
Dimension
H x W: 7.4 x 15.8 cm (2 15/16 x 6 1/4 in) -
Accession Number
F1916.576a-b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1916.576a-b
Object Details
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Artist
Chen Mingyuan (active late 17th-early 18th century) -
Description
Tea-pot; oblong with rounded corners; cover, handle and short spout.Inscription incised and two seals impressed on base.Clay: fine, hard.Glaze: thin tea-colored slip.Decoration: a knotted napkin, modelled in relief. -
Inscriptions
戌子仲冬月陽羨山人指陽羨山人指 -
Provenance
To 1916Pang Yuanji (1864-1949), Shanghai, China, to 1916 [1]From 1916 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Pang Yuanji in 1916 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2501, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.[2] See note 1. For further details regarding this gift, see Provenance Remark 1 in the object record, as well as the object record forF1916.578a-b, Curatorial Remark 11, Louise Cort, June 9, 2010.[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
Beyond Paper: Chinese Calligraphy on Objects (August 18, 1994 to July 3, 1997)Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)Ming Dynasty Paintings (December 4, 1978 to June 14, 1979) -
Previous custodian or owner
Pang Yuanji 龐元濟 (1864-1949) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Yixing, Jiangsu province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
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