Bowl with floral spray decoration in relief

Object Details

• Description

  Wide-mouthed bowl with deep well and floral spray decoration in relief on exterior. Body curves out gently from high trimmed foot and upward to end in straight rim.

  Clay: Porcelain. Fine grains of sand from kiln stacking arrangement embedded in glazed footrim.

  Glaze: Pale blue-green, transparent glaze applied to entire surface of bowl. A few brown markings on the bowl which appear to be bubbles which burst during firing. Some iron splotches on the exterior and interior.

  Decoration: Two molded floral sprays spread out from their centers around the walls of the bowl.

• Provenance

  Howard D. Levine and Norma G. Levine [1]

  To 1991

  Lesley R. Levine, Oakland, CA, by descent from Howard D. Levine and Norma G. Levine, to 1991 [2]

  From 1991

  Freer Gallery of Art, given by Lesley R. Levine in 1991

  Notes:

  [1] See a photocopy of a typewritten section of "A Partial Description of Art Objects and Antiques in the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Howard D. Levine," dated 1961, and filed with folder sheet in the Registrar's file. See also, Curatorial Remark 1 in the object file.

  [2] See Freer Gallery of Art Accession List, Collections Management Office. Also, original folder sheet note indicates name of source and location at date of acquisition (see Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record).

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Korean Ceramics (February 4, 1997 to August 7, 2011)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Mr. and Mrs. Howard D. Levine

  Lesley R. Levine

• Origin

  Bunwon kilns, Gwangju city, Gyeonggi-do province, Korea

• Credit Line

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

• Type

  Vessel

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• Date

  1800s, 1900s

• Name

  Levine, Lesley R., Levine, Howard D.

• Place

  Gwangju city, Gyeonggi-do province, Bunwon kilns, Korea

• Topic

  Porcelain, Art, Joseon period (1392 - 1910), Pale blue glaze, Korean Art, Flowers, Bunwon ware

• Culture

  Koreans

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)