Incense burner
Terms of Use
Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
17th-19th century -
Geography
Shiwan (Shekwan) kilns, Foshan, Guangdong province, China -
Material
Stoneware with Jun-style glaze -
Dimension
H x Diam: 8.4 × 11 cm (3 5/16 × 4 5/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1905.272 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1905.272
Object Details
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Description
Incense burner: globular, with spreading rim; three stump feet.Clay: hard, dense.Glaze: rich robin's-egg blue; coarsely crackled. -
Provenance
To 1905Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1905 [1]From 1905 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Bunkio Matsuki in 1905 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1424, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.[2] See note 1.[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
The Peacock Room Comes to America [2022] (September 3, 2022 - ongoing)The Peacock Room Comes to America [2017-2019] (October 14, 2017 to January 2, 2019)The Peacock Room Comes to America [2011-2016] (April 9, 2011 to January 4, 2016)Chinese Painting and Pottery (May 2, 1923 to March 22, 1943) -
Previous custodian or owner
Bunkio Matsuki 松木文恭 (1867-1940) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Shiwan (Shekwan) kilns, Foshan, Guangdong province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
On View
Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America -
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