Bowl with molded and incised decoration
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Period
late 14th-mid 15th century -
Geography
Longquan, Zhejiang province, China -
Material
Stoneware with celadon glaze -
Dimension
H x W: 9.2 x 29.3 cm (3 5/8 x 11 9/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1919.105 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1919.105
Object Details
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Description
Bowl: low basin-form; wide fluted rim with festooned edge; heavy foot; brown unglazed ring on base.Clay: very hard, dense, heavily molded.Glaze: luminous bluish-green celadon; area of incipient disintegration.Decoration: incised and modelled in paste. -
Provenance
To 1919You Xiaoxi (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1919 [1]1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from You Xiaoxi in 1919 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2630, 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
Mind Over Matter: Zen in Medieval Japan (March 5, 2022 - July 24, 2022)Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980) -
Previous custodian or owner
You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Longquan, Zhejiang province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
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