Object Details
Description
Clay: soft, white.
Glaze: green, crackled and partly decomposed. Base washed in brown.
Provenance
To 1916
Wang Jiantang, Shanghai to 1916 [1]
From 1916 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Wang Jiantang in 1916 [2]
From 1920
The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2477, 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
Wang Jiantang 王鑑堂 (late 19th-early 20th century) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
20th century
Period
Modern period
Accession Number
F1916.399
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Earthenware with copper-green lead-silicate glaze and iron wash
Dimensions
H x W: 11.6 x 26.5 cm (4 9/16 x 10 7/16 in)
Origin
China
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
ceramic
Modern period (1912 - present)
forgery
China
Chinese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1916.399