Cizhou or Cizhou type ware bowl, lid missing

Object Details

• Provenance

  From at least 1961

  Mr. and Mrs. Howard D. Levine. [1]

  From ? to 1991

  Lesley R. Levine, by inheritance from her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard D. Levine. [2]

  From 1991

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Lesley R. Levine. [3]

  Notes:

  [1] Curatorial Remark 4 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Mr. and Mrs. Howard D. Levine

  Lesley R. Levine

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Lesley R. Levine in memory of Howard D. Levine and Norma G. Levine

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1100s, 1200s

• Name

  Levine, Lesley R., Levine, Howard D.

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Jin dynasty (1115 - 1234), Art, White slip, Cizhou ware, Stoneware, Chinese Art, Ceramics, Iron pigment

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)