Tomb jar with lid, of the type lien

Object Details

• Description

  Cylindrical covered jar with jar, of the type lien, on three low feet.

  Body: medium grained brick red clay, fairly soft.

  Glaze: soft lead glaze, dark green with fine crackle and much iridescence and deterioration; yellowish brown inside.

  Decoration: cover molded with two sawtooth bands, cloud band, central quatrefoil; two monster masks with rings applied on sides.

• Provenance

  To 1954

  Alice Boney (1910-1988), New York [1]

  From 1954

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Alice Boney, New York [2]

  Notes:

  [1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Parades: Freer Ceramics Installed by Gwyn Hanssen Pigott (November 4, 2006 to January 7, 2008)

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

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

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

• Previous custodian or owner

  Alice Boney (1901-1988)

• Origin

  Loyang, Henan province, China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  200s

• Name

  Boney, Alice

• Place

  Loyang, China, Henan province

• Topic

  Art, Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D., Chinese Art, Pottery, Funerary, Iridescence, Ceramics

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)