Yaozhou ware bowl with molded design of two infants among foliage
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Period
12th-mid 13th century -
Geography
Yaozhou kilns, Huangbao, Shaanxi province, China -
Material
Stoneware with celadon glaze -
Dimension
H x W: 4.9 x 12.1 cm (1 15/16 x 4 3/4 in) -
Accession Number
F1961.19 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1961.19
Object Details
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Description
Bowl with small foot and slightly flaring rim.Clay: grayish-brown stoneware.Glaze: transparent, grayish-green, bubbly.Decoration: moulded, two babies amid flowering vines inside. -
Provenance
From at least 1954 or 1955 to 1961C. T. Loo & Company, New York, from at least 1954 or 1955 [1]From 1961Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from C. T. Loo & Company on May 3, 1961 [2]Notes:[1] See A. G. Wenley's letter to Frank Caro, dated April 25, 1961, in which he lists the dish among the objects left with the Freer Gallery by Caro for consideration of purchase in 1954 and 1955, copy in object file.[2] See C. T. Loo's & Co.'s invoice, dated May 3, 1961, copy in object file. -
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) -
Previous custodian or owner
C.T. Loo & Company (1914-1948) -
Origin
Yaozhou kilns, Huangbao, Shaanxi province, China -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Vessel -
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