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Ding ware bowl with molded lotus design in bottom

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At A Glance

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Provenance

    To 1917
    You Xiaoxi, Shanghai, to 1917 [1]
    From 1917 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi, Shanghai in 1917 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer 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.

  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection

  • 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)

  • Origin

    Hebei province, China

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer

  • Type

    Vessel

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