Cizhou ware figure of a baby in swaddling clothes
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Period
late 12th-early 13th century -
Geography
Hebei province, China -
Material
Stoneware with white slip and iron pigment under clear glaze, enamels over glaze -
Dimension
H x W x D: 18.4 x 7.1 x 4.3 cm (7 1/4 x 2 13/16 x 1 11/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1917.399 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1917.399
Object Details
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Description
Potted hollow.Clay: hard, dense, buff.Glaze: thick cream-colored, transparent, over a white slip. Painted in black under glaze, and in red and green over glaze. -
Provenance
To 1917You Xiaoxi (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1917 [1]From 1917 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi in 1917 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2572, 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
Children at Play in Chinese Painting (November 14, 2009 to May 23, 2010) -
Previous custodian or owner
You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Hebei province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Sculpture -
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