Zhangzhou ware water dropper in the form of a duck

Object Details

• Description

  Polychrome.

  Clay: soft, gray.

  Glaze: green and brown.

• Previous custodian or owner

  Herman A. E. Jaehne

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Provenance

  To 1918

  Herman A. E. Jaehne, to 1918 [1]

  From 1918 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Herman A. E. Jaehne in 1918 [2]

  From 1920

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

  Notes:

  [1] Object file, original folder sheet. Also see object file, curatorial remarks, Louise A. Cort, February 27, 2007.

  [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

  Zhangzhou kilns, Fujian province, China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Vessel

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• Date

  1590s, 1500s

• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Jaehne, Herman A. E.

• Place

  China, Zhangzhou kilns, Fujian province

• Topic

  Water, Porcelain, Art, Chinese Art, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), Zhangzhou ware, Ducks

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)