Ding ware bowl with molded lotus design in bottom

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Period
early 12th century -
Geography
Hebei province, China -
Material
Porcelain with transparent ivory-toned glaze -
Dimension
H x W: 6.4 x 19.9 cm (2 1/2 x 7 13/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1917.402 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1917.402
Object Details
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Description
Bowl: deep, widely flaring; bold foot; ridged and notched in six-petaled lotus form.Clay: dense, white, musical.Glaze: rich cream-white, with brownish flow. Rim unglazed.Decoration: lotus design incised in paste under glaze.The interior ridges and design of lotus blossom and leaf in the bottom are mold-formed. The corresponding notches on the exterior are incised by hand. -
Previous custodian or owner
You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Provenance
To 1917You Xiaoxi, Shanghai, to 1917 [1]From 1917 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi, Shanghai in 1917 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2575, 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. -
Origin
Hebei province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
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