Vase shaped like an archaic gu
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Period
1662-1722 -
Geography
China -
Material
Cloisonné -
Dimension
H: 30.8 cm (12 1/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1911.145a-c -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1911.145a-c
Object Details
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Inscription
Wang Zifan -
Description
Vessel in the shape of a Shang dynasty ceremonial "ku;" copper decorated with cloisonne enamels in light blue, dark blue, green, red, yellow, and white; inside the foot is an inscription of eight characters in relief giving a K'ang-hsi date. A separate flower holder fits inside the mouth. -
Inscriptions
(From the Original Folder Sheet, see Curatorial Remark number 3)The inscription inside the foot is cast in seal characters reading from right to left thus: [Chn]Transcribed into "k'ai-shu" in the usual order it reads: [Chn], and may be translated "Wang Tzu-fan made [this] in the K'ang-hsi period of the Ch'ing dynasty."Transcribed into "k'ai-shu" in the usual order it reads: [Chn], and may be translated "Wang Tzu-fan made [this] in the K'ang-hsi period of the Ch'ing dynasty." -
Provenance
To 1911Riu Cheng Chai, to 1911 [1]From 1911 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Riu Cheng Chai, in 1911 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Summary, Price of Art Objects, Second Chinese Shipment, 1911, pg. 3, No. X57, 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
Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)Gold: The Asian Touch (September 10, 2005 to February 20, 2006)Worshipping the Ancestors: Chinese Commemorative Portraits (June 17 to September 9, 2001) -
Previous custodian or owner
Riu Cheng Chai (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
China -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
On View
Freer Gallery 13: Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China -
Restrictions and Rights
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