Yixing ware fluted three-legged teapot

Detail of a pattern
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At A Glance

  • Period

    early 17th century
  • Geography

    Yixing, Jiangsu province, China
  • Material

    Unglazed stoneware
  • Dimension

    H x W: 12.4 x 14.9 cm (4 7/8 x 5 7/8 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1939.65a-b
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1939.65a-b

Object Details

  • Artist

    Hsu Yu-ch'uan
  • Description

    Fluted three-legged tea-pot of dark yellow-gray unglazed Yixing clay.
    Inscription of two characters.
  • Inscriptions

    Inscription of two 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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