Vase
Terms of Use
Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
12th century -
Geography
Henan province, China -
Material
Stoneware with Jun glaze and copper pigment -
Dimension
H x W: 28 x 12.8 cm (11 x 5 1/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1950.8 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1950.8
Object Details
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Description
Vase with pear-shaped body and tall slightly flaring neck.Clay: light gray, vitreous, brown at exposed footrim.Glaze: thick, opaque lavender gray-blue with purple splashes; gray-blue glaze under foot. -
Provenance
From 1947 to 1950C. T. Loo & Company, New York, from November 1947 [1]From 1950Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from C. T. Loo & Company on June 28, 1950 [2]Notes:[1] See C. T. Loo's stockcard no. CHL 7/939: "Porcellanous bottle vase, on high foot ring, pear shaped body with tall tubular neck expanding towards the lip. Entirely coated with a grayish blue glaze with large purplish red splashes imitating clouds so called sky after the rain. Chun ware SUNG," C. T. Loo & Frank Caro Archive, Musée Guimet, Paris, copy in object file. According to an annotation on the stockcard, the object was acquired in China. On January 5, 1950, it was taken by Loo to the Freer Gallery for examination.[2] See C. T. Loo's invoice, dated June 28, 1950, copy in object file. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Chinese Ceramics (March 15, 1982 to July 10, 1986)Chinese Art (March 9, 1981 to March 12, 1982)Chinese Ceramics (May 9, 1980 to March 6, 1981)Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics, 1955 (September 19, 1955 to November 10, 1955)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1946 (May 6, 1946 to November 17, 1955) -
Previous custodian or owner
C.T. Loo & Company (1914-1948) -
Origin
Henan province, China -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Vessel -
Restrictions and Rights
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