Dish

Object Details

• Description

  Large celadon dish with flattened foliate rim; broad unglazed band inside foot

• Label

  The kilns that fired Longquan wares lay deep in mountainous country in southern Zhejiang Province, close to the sources of clay, glaze materials, and firewood. Remarkable human effort was required to transport the massive pieces safely to coastal ports in order to ship them to Islamic markets. Dozens of dishes of nearly this size are preserved in the Topkapi Palace Museum, Turkey.

• Provenance

  To ?

  Victor and Takako Hauge, Falls Church, Virginia [1]

  To 1968

  Franz Bader, Inc., Washington, DC [2]

  From 1968

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Franz Bader, Inc., Washington, DC [3]

  Notes:

  [1] Curatorial Remark 4 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

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

  Crosscurrents in Chinese and Islamic Ceramics (March 1, 1996 to July 1, 1997)

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

• Previous custodian or owner

  Victor (1919-2013) and Takako (1923-2015) Hauge

  Franz Bader Gallery

• Origin

  Longquan, Zhejiang Province, China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

  Usage Conditions Apply

  There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page.

  The information presented on this website may be revised and updated at any time as ongoing research progresses or as otherwise warranted. Pending any such revisions and updates, information on this site may be incomplete or inaccurate or may contain typographical errors. Neither the Smithsonian nor its regents, officers, employees, or agents make any representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the information on the site. Use this site and the information provided on it subject to your own judgment. The National Museum of Asian Art welcomes information that would augment or clarify the ownership history of objects in their collections.

Keep Exploring

• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1400s

• Name

  Hauge, Victor and Takako, Franz Bader, Inc.

• Place

  China, Zhejiang Province, Longquan

• Topic

  Art, Green glaze, Stoneware, Chinese Art, Longquan ware, Ceramics, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)