Ding ware bowl with incised lotus decoration
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Period
11th-early 12th century -
Geography
Hebei province, China -
Material
Porcelain with transparent ivory-toned glaze; metal rim -
Dimension
H x Diam: 6.6 × 22.4 cm (2 5/8 × 8 13/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1905.280 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1905.280
Object Details
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Description
Bowl with flaring mouth, low foot and metal rim.Clay: fine grained white, fired hard.Glaze: ivory white with lustrous surface, "tear drops" on outside.Decoration: lotus pattern incised in paste under glaze. -
Provenance
To 1905Yamanaka & Company, to 1905 [1]From 1905 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1905 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Pottery List, L. 1433, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.[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
Setting the Bar: Arts of the Song dynasty (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)Black and White: Chinese Ceramics from the 10th-14th Centuries (December 18, 2004 to November 7, 2010)Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics (March 7, 1957 to January 1, 1963)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics, 1955 (September 19, 1955 to November 10, 1955)Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 13 (November 10, 1955 to March 1, 1957)Untitled Exhibition, East Asian Ceramics and Paintings, East Corridor (January 8, 1947 to ---)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1946 (May 6, 1946 to November 17, 1955)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics and Paintings (November 14, 1944 to May 3, 1946)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Ceramics, 1943 (March 22, 1943 to November 13, 1944)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Ceramics (March 14, 1931 to March 22, 1943)Chinese Painting and Pottery (May 2, 1923 to March 22, 1943) -
Previous custodian or owner
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Hebei province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
On View
Freer Gallery 15: Setting the Bar: Arts of the Song Dynasty -
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