Bottle
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Period
10th century -
Geography
Changsha or Yueyang, Hunan province, China -
Material
Stoneware with glaze over white slip -
Dimension
H x W: 38.9 x 24 cm (15 5/16 x 9 7/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1917.15 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1917.15
Object Details
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Description
Bottle: tall, inverted pear-shaped; small neck, repaired.Clay: dense, gray.Glaze: white slip under clear glaze, crackled and scratched. Clear glaze on foot, olive green where thick.Decoration: lotus-petal design incised under glaze, as collar around neck. -
Provenance
1917Li Wenqing of Shanghai, 1917 [1]From 1917 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Li Wenqing of Shanghai in 1917 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2506, 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 -
Exhibition History
Shades of Green and Blue: Chinese Celadon Ceramics (July 15, 1997 to September 7, 2004) -
Previous custodian or owner
Li Wenqing 李文卿 (ca. 1869-1931) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Changsha or Yueyang, Hunan province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
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