Tea bowl (sherd)
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Period
12th-13th century -
Geography
Shuiji kiln site I, Shuiji, Fujian province, China -
Material
Stoneware with iron glaze -
Dimension
H: 13.8 cm (5 7/16 in) -
Accession Number
FSC-P-862 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-862
Object Details
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Description
Foot and lower wall of very large bowl, glossy brown glaze. -
Provenance
1930s to 1961James Marshall Plumer (1899-1960) and Caroline Plumer (1901-1995), Ann Arbor, MI collected this shard from Shuiji Kiln Site 1 when living in China before World War II [1]1960 to May 1961Caroline Plumer, Ann Arbor, MI assumed full ownership upon her husband's death in June 1960 [2]From May 1961Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Caroline Plumer [3]Notes:[1] See inventory card from the Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection, copy in object file. The Plumers inventoried this object as T I 18.[2] Mr. Plumer died on June 15, 1960. Mrs. Plumer dispersed of her husband's collection the following year, making several gifts and sales to museums and private collectors.[3] Ms. Plumer presented this object, along with 25 other shards of pottery, to the Freer Gallery of Art. See Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record. -
Collection
Freer Study Collection -
Previous custodian or owner
James Marshall Plumer (1899-1960)Caroline L. Plumer (1901-1995) -
Origin
Shuiji kiln site I, Shuiji, Fujian province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of Caroline Plumer -
Type
Vessel -
Restrictions and Rights
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