Bottle with lid
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Period
8th century -
Geography
China -
Material
Porcelain with ivory-toned clear glaze -
Dimension
H x Diam: 8.1 × 6.3 cm (3 3/16 × 2 1/2 in) -
Accession Number
F1984.19a-d -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1984.19a-d
Object Details
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Description
Small bottle with lid. Wheel-thrown vessel with depressed pear-shaped body rising from flat, splayed foot; tapering elongated neck ending in large cupped rim. Lid with jewel-shaped knob sits inside the rim. Heavy for its size.Clay: porcelain, chalky white.Glaze: transparent, crackled, ivory-toned, greenish where thicker. Ends unevenly above unglazed foot (silhouettes of two fingertips where piece was held to be dipped into glaze). Lid glazed on top and edges, somewhat abraded around knob. -
Provenance
To 1982Helen D. Ling (died 1982), Shanghai and Singapore, to 1982 [1]From 1982 to 1984Dr. Tien Gi Ling, Singapore, bequeathed by Helen D. Ling in 1982 [2]From 1984Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Dr. Tien Gi Ling in 1984 [3]Notes:[1] Helen Dalling Ling operated The Green Dragon antiques shop in Shanghai from 1938 to 1950, and a shop under her own name in Singapore from 1951 to 1982.According to the information supplied by Dr. Ling, this object was in Mrs. Ling's general collection and was probably collected in Singapore (see Curatorial Note 5 in the object record).[2] According to Curatorial Note 5 in the object record.[3] Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Luxury Arts of the Silk Route Empires (May 9, 1993 to January 28, 2007) -
Previous custodian or owner
Helen D. Ling (1901-1982)Mr. Tien Gi Ling -
Origin
China -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Vessel -
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