Object Details
Description
Rattle with pierced top and a cleft base; pellet sounder inside.
Clay: dense, reddish.
Glaze: olive brown.
Decoration: in brown glaze.
Contains stickers.
Marks
Contains dealer stickers
Provenance
To 1916
Li Wenqing (late 19th-early 20th century), Shanghai, to 1916 [1]
From 1916 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Li Wenqing, in New York, in 1916 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2449, 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
Previous custodian or owner
Li Wenqing 李文卿 (ca. 1869-1931) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
960-1127
Period
Northern Song dynasty
Accession Number
F1916.597
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Musical Instrument
Medium
Stoneware with white slip and iron glaze
Dimensions
H x W: 6.1 x 5.6 cm (2 3/8 x 2 3/16 in)
Style
Cizhou ware
Origin
China
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
ceramic
Cizhou ware
Northern Song dynasty (960 - 1127)
China
Chinese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1916.597