Object Details
Description
Bottle, cylindrical; low foot. Brass-mounted jade stopper. Wood stand.
Clay: hard, porcellanous.
Glaze: flambe, blue green and rose-purple over gray.
Provenance
To 1909
Frédéric Albert Bourée, Paris, to 1909 [1]
From 1909 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Frédéric Albert Bourée in 1909 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1994, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Frédéric Albert Bourée was the French Minister to Peking during the preceding the Sino-French War.
[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
Minister Frederic Albert Bouree (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
19th century
Period
Qing dynasty
Accession Number
F1909.324a-c
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Stoneware with flambe glaze; brass-mounted jade stopper, wooden stand
Dimensions
H x W: 10.9 x 6.6 cm (4 5/16 x 2 5/8 in)
Style
Guangdong ware
Origin
Guangdong province, China
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
ceramic
Guangdong ware
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
China
stoneware
Chinese Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1909.324a-c