Funerary jar with White Tiger of the West

Object Details

• Description

  Vase (a) with cover (b), a bird finial and four cloud-forms in high relief.

  Clay: dense, dark grey; thinly potted.

  Glaze: rich, lustrous bluish-green grey shading to light olive; lightly crackled. Inside also glazed, but foot rim and a ring inside the cover left bare.

  Decoration: forms of a tiger, a seated deity, a reclining figure and a small tiger. --- in high relief above the fluted shoulder; a cloud-form on the neck.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Shades of Green and Blue: Chinese Celadon Ceramics (July 15, 1997 to September 7, 2004)

  Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)

  Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)

  Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics (March 7, 1957 to January 1, 1963)

  Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics, 1955 (September 19, 1955 to November 10, 1955)

  Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 13 (November 10, 1955 to March 1, 1957)

  Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1946 (May 6, 1946 to November 17, 1955)

• Origin

  Longquan, Zhejiang Province, China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1100s, 1300s

• Place

  China, Zhejiang Province, Longquan

• Topic

  Longquan ware, Guan type, Art, Animals, Green glaze, Stoneware, Chinese Art, Birds, Southern Song dynasty (1127 - 1279), Funerary, Ceramics, Tiger

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)