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Flower pot stand with impressed character jiu (nine)

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At A Glance

  • Period

    14th-15th century

  • Geography

    Henan province, China

  • Material

    Stoneware with Jun glaze and copper pigment

  • Dimension

    H x W: 6.1 x 19.2 cm (2 3/8 x 7 9/16 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1911.334

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1911.334

Object Details

  • Description

    Flower pot stand: low, circular, with sides molded in six broad petal-lobes and projecting foliated rim; three cloud-scroll feet.
    Clay: hard, gray.
    Glaze: olive on salient parts; mottled blue inside; blue and crimson, outside.
    Contains inscriptions and marks on the base.

  • Marks

    Faint "earth-worm markings."

  • Inscriptions

    Numeral jiu (nine) incised on base.

  • Provenance

    To 1911
    Ta Ge Chung, Beijing, to 1911 [1]
    From 1911 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Ta Ge Chung in 1911 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2113, 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

    Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)
    Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
    Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics (March 7, 1957 to January 1, 1963)
    Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 13 (November 10, 1955 to March 1, 1957)

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Ta Ge Chung (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

  • Origin

    Henan province, China

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer

  • Type

    Furniture and Furnishing

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