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Bulb bowl with impressed character si (four)

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At A Glance

  • Period

    15th century

  • Geography

    Henan province, China

  • Material

    Stoneware with Jun glaze

  • Dimension

    H x Diam: 7.8 × 21.9 cm (3 1/16 × 8 5/8 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1911.339

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1911.339

Object Details

  • Description

    Bulb-bowl: circular, on three cloud-scroll feet. Double row of studs. Incised numeral, ssu (four 四) and spur marks on the base. Wood stand.
    Clay: hard, gray.
    Glaze: misty sky-blue with "earth-worm markings"; olive on salient parts.

  • Provenance

    To 1911
    Chin Tung, China, to 1911 [1]
    From 1911 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Chin Tung, China, in 1911 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2120, 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 Painting and Pottery (May 2, 1923 to March 22, 1943)

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Chin Tung (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

  • Origin

    Henan province, China

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer

  • Type

    Vessel

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