Bowl
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Period
12th-mid 13th century -
Geography
Henan province, China -
Material
Stoneware with oxidized Jun glaze -
Dimension
H x W x D: 3.6 x 10 x 10 cm (1 7/16 x 3 15/16 x 3 15/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1996.6 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1996.6
Object Details
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Description
Shape: Small, shallow cup with rounded walls, upright plain rim; low, everted footrim.Clay: Stoneware, reddish brown on surface where visible on unglazed lower body and foot.Glaze: Jun glaze, underfired and not completely vitrified, therefore appearing opaque, ivory-toned, with wide, fine-line craackle; some small brown pinholes in interior where glaze has pulled away from a speck of dust; irregular thick areas around rim on outside where applications of glaze overlapped.Decoration: None. -
Provenance
From 1947-1950 to 1991Mr. Rolf R. Jacoby (died 1989) and Mrs. Maureen R. Jacoby (died 2002), Centreville, MD and Washington, DC, acquired by Rolf R. Jacoby in Korea between 1947-1950 [1]From 1991Freer Gallery of Art, given by Mrs. Maureen R. Jacoby in 1991 [2]Notes:[1] "This object, along with the others given with it, was acquired by Rolf Jacoby, the donor's late husband, in Korea between 1947 and 1950, while he served as a diplomat" (according to a note by Kate Theimer, November 28, 1995, in the object record).[2] See note 1. Although accessioned in 1991, this object was transferred from the Freer Study Collection to the permanent collection on April 18, 1996. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
An Invitation to Tea (November 9, 1996 to April 26, 1998) -
Previous custodian or owner
Mr. Rolf R. Jacoby and Mrs. Maureen R. JacobyMrs. Maureen R. Jacoby (1927– 2002) -
Origin
Henan province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Maureen R. Jacoby in memory of Rolf Jacoby -
Type
Vessel -
Restrictions and Rights
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