Circular tile with design of dragon

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Object Details

Description

Clay: hard, dense, gray.

Unglazed. Earth deposits.

Decoration: a dragon design in relief.

Wood stand.

Provenance

To 1918

Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1918 [1]

From 1918 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1918 [2]

From 1920

The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Pottery List, L. 2582, 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

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

206 BCE-220 CE

Period

Han dynasty

Accession Number

F1918.143

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Architectural Element

Medium

Unglazed pottery

Dimensions

Diam x D: 14.8 x 2.9 cm (5 13/16 x 1 1/8 in)

Origin

China

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

ceramic

dragon

Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)

China

unglazed

Chinese Art

Charles Lang Freer collection

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37105af88-81e7-437f-a280-c783e021ed5f

Record ID

fsg_F1918.143