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At A Glance

  • Period

    14th century
  • Geography

    Longquan, Zhejiang province, China
  • Material

    Stoneware with celadon glaze and reserved bisque panels
  • Dimension

    H x Diam: 27.5 × 17.5 cm (10 13/16 × 6 7/8 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1946.25
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1946.25

Object Details

  • Description

    Celadon vase--Lung-ch'uan type: octagonal shape with spreading foot, swelling body and short tapering neck.
    Body: fine-grained, vitreous, almost white porcelain; fired reddish brown at the footrim.
    Glaze: thick, opaque gray-green celadon with even all-over crackle, mostly stained brown.
    Decoration: 24 biscuit panels, floral patterns. Eight Daoist Immortals.
  • Label

    Crackled green glaze frames the decorative panels on this vase, which was formed in a multiple-part press mold. The panels, representing eight Daoist immortals and flowers, were coated with wax before glazing to prevent the glaze from adhering. Their unglazed surfaces, like the foot rim, turned rust brown when the kiln cooled and the iron in the clay body reoxidized.
  • Provenance

    To 1946
    J. Post, New York. [1]
    From 1946
    Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from J. Post, New York. [2]
    Notes:
    [1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.
    [2] See note 1.
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Chinese Ceramics: 13th–14th Century (December 20, 2014 to January 3, 2016)
    Asia in America: Views of Chinese Art from the Indianapolis Museum of Art (September 18, 2004 to March 20, 2005)
    Shades of Green and Blue: Chinese Celadon Ceramics (July 15, 1997 to September 7, 2004)
    On Becoming Immortal (May 9, 1993 to August 15, 1994)
    Chinese Art (May 9 to November 29, 1993)
    Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)
    Special Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1946 (August 7, 1946 to January 7, 1947)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    J. Post
  • Origin

    Longquan, Zhejiang province, China
  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
  • Type

    Vessel
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