Bowl
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Creative CommonsAt A Glance
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Period
206 BCE-220 CE -
Geography
China -
Material
Bronze with gilding -
Dimension
H x Diam: 4.3 x 16 cm (1 11/16 x 6 5/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1918.153 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1918.153
Object Details
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Description
Bowl, shallow, with flange rim and low circular base, recessed on the inside.Surface: gilded and partially covered with a green aerugo and brownish earth attachments.Decoration: on the exterior, the body is encircled midway by a broad band in low relief, with a narrow molding at its centre; incised decoration of scrolls on interior and exterior base, cavetto and exterior walls, and flange rim. -
Provenance
To 1918Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1918 [1]From 1918 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1918 [2]From 1920The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Bronze List, S.I. 1381, 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 Jades and Bronze, East Corridor (November 19, 1923 to March 14, 1931) -
Previous custodian or owner
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
China -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
Restrictions and Rights
CC0 - Creative Commons (CC0 1.0)
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