Object Details
Artist
False seal of spurious seal of Chen Mingyuan (active late 17th-early 18th century)
Description
Artist's water cup, modelled as half of a lotus pod; three attached objects (peach, chestnut and acorn) forming the supports. Two seals and inscription. Wood stand.
Clay: fine, dense.
Glaze: thin brownish slip; peach, glazed in yellow and red.
Decoration: (noted above) modelled in full relief.
Inscriptions
仙家風味好花果
仙家風味好花果
Provenance
To 1916
Pang Yuanji (1864-1949), Shanghai, China, to 1916 [1]
From 1916 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Pang Yuanji in 1916 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2502, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[2] See note 1. For further details regarding this gift, see Provenance Remark 1 in the object record, as well as the object record for
F1916.578a-b, Curatorial Remark 11, Louise Cort, June 9, 2010.
[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
Previous custodian or owner
Pang Yuanji 龐元濟 (1864-1949) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
late 19th-early 20th century
Period
Qing dynasty
Accession Number
F1916.577a-b
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Unglazed stoneware
Dimensions
H x W: 7.1 x 11 cm (2 13/16 x 4 5/16 in)
Style
Yixing ware
Origin
Yixing, Jiangsu province, China
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
ceramic
Yixing ware
water
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
lotus
China
Chinese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1916.577a-b