Ewer

Ewer; tall ovoid, with capstan neck and curved spout.
Clay: hard, dense. Porcelain.
Glaze: gray, of pale bluish and greenish tinges, broadly flushed with faint pink and cream. Variable crackle. Grayish cobalt stripes painted under glaze round rim, at seam of neck and shoulder, and at mid-point of body.

Historical period(s)
Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt decoration under clear, bluish glaze
Dimensions
H x W: 27.2 x 19 cm (10 11/16 x 7 1/2 in)
Geography
China
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1909.36
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Ewer

Keywords
China, porcelain, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Provenance

To 1909
Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1909 [1]

From 1909 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1909 [2]

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1925, 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.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Charles Lang Freer 1854-1919
Yamanaka and Co. (C.L. Freer source) 1917-1965

Description

Ewer; tall ovoid, with capstan neck and curved spout.
Clay: hard, dense. Porcelain.
Glaze: gray, of pale bluish and greenish tinges, broadly flushed with faint pink and cream. Variable crackle. Grayish cobalt stripes painted under glaze round rim, at seam of neck and shoulder, and at mid-point of body.

Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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