Yixing ware Hexagonal teapot
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Period
1610 -
Geography
Yixing, Jiangsu province, China -
Material
Unglazed stoneware -
Dimension
H x W: 6.9 x 13.8 cm (2 11/16 x 5 7/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1939.62a-b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.62a-b
Object Details
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Artist
Shi Dabin (active 1597-1640) -
Description
Hexagonal tea-pot of dark gray unglazed Yixing clay. Inscription of seven characters. -
Inscriptions
Inscription of seven characters -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)Ming Dynasty Paintings (December 4, 1978 to June 14, 1979)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Ceramics, 1943 (March 22, 1943 to November 13, 1944)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Ceramics (March 14, 1931 to March 22, 1943) -
Origin
Yixing, Jiangsu province, China -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Vessel -
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