Banshan type jar
Terms of Use
Creative CommonsAt A Glance
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Period
5000-2000 BCE -
Geography
China -
Material
Earthenware with iron pigments -
Dimension
H x W: 25.8 x 29.1 cm (10 3/16 x 11 7/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1930.97 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1930.97
Object Details
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Description
Vase: wide-bellied with cylindrical neck and straight lip. Two flat vertical ears at lip and two flat loop handles at widest point of body. Body: soft fine-grained buff colored clay, potted thin. Decoration: neck and upper part of body painted with symbolic patterns in black and chocolate brown. -
Provenance
To 1930George Findlay Andrew (1887-1971), Gansu, China to 1930 [1]From 1930Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from George Findlay Andrew, Gansu, China, through Carl W. Bishop in 1930 [2]Notes:[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also account book for Freer Gallery of Art Expedition Fund, February 10, 1930 to June 30, 1932, second page of Gold Account.[2] See note 1. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
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, Chinese Metalwork, Pottery, and Painting (March 23, 1944 to May 2, 1946) -
Previous custodian or owner
George Findlay Andrew (1887-1971) -
Origin
China -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Vessel -
Restrictions and Rights
CC0 - Creative Commons (CC0 1.0)
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