Object Details
Description
Clay: soft, reddish-buff.
Glaze: lead silicate; green, unevenly applied; golden iridescence; almost wholly disintegrated.
Decoration: a collar and clasp modelled in relief.
Provenance
To 1910
Yamanaka & Company, to 1910 [1]
From 1910 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1910 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2002, Freer Galley of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.
[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
Exhibition History
Parades: Freer Ceramics Installed by Gwyn Hanssen Pigott (November 4, 2006 to January 7, 2008)
Previous custodian or owner
Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
early 1st-early 3rd century
Period
Eastern Han dynasty
Accession Number
F1910.14
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Earthenware with copper-green lead-silicate glaze
Dimensions
H x W: 19.8 x 21 cm (7 13/16 x 8 1/4 in)
Origin
China
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
iridescence
ceramic
Eastern Han dynasty (25 - 220)
funerary
dog
China
earthenware
Chinese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
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Record ID
fsg_F1910.14