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Tea bowl with traces of painted gold decoration on the interior

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At A Glance

  • Period

    12th-13th century

  • Geography

    Yulinding kilns, Fujian province, China

  • Material

    Stoneware with iron glaze and gold pigment

  • Dimension

    H x W: 5.5 x 11 cm (2 3/16 x 4 5/16 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1956.24

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1956.24

Object Details

  • Description

    Clay: coarse buff stoneware.
    Glaze: thick, black with brown areas.
    Decoration: traces of former painting in gold inside; design includes four characters: Fu-hai-shou-shan.

  • Provenance

    To 1956
    Howard Hollis & Company, Cleveland, Ohio. [1]
    From 1956
    Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Howard Hollis & Company, Cleveland, Ohio. [2]
    Notes:
    [1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.
    [2] See note 1.

  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection

  • Exhibition History

    Beyond Paper: Chinese Calligraphy on Objects (August 18, 1994 to July 3, 1997)
    Luminous Shadows (April 1, 1982 to June 21, 1982)

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Howard Hollis and Company

  • Origin

    Yulinding kilns, Fujian province, China

  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

  • Type

    Vessel

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