Vase in the form of a fanghu

Vase, with four sides of pear-shaped outline: oblong base (pierced) and mouth; squared tubular handles. wood stand.
Clay: hard, dense, grayish.
Glaze: rich misty-bluish green-gray, crackled; dark red-brown wash underneath.

Historical period(s)
Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century
Medium
Stoneware with Guan-style glaze
Style
Guan style ware
Dimensions
H x W x D: 40.5 x 30.7 x 27.4 cm (15 15/16 x 12 1/16 x 10 13/16 in)
Geography
China
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1911.345a-b
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Vase

Keywords
China, Guan ware, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Provenance

To 1911
Shir Gu Sai, China, to 1911 [1]

From 1911 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Shir Gu Sai, in China, in 1911 [2]

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2130, 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)

Shir Gu Sai (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer 1854-1919

Description

Vase, with four sides of pear-shaped outline: oblong base (pierced) and mouth; squared tubular handles. wood stand.
Clay: hard, dense, grayish.
Glaze: rich misty-bluish green-gray, crackled; dark red-brown wash underneath.

Published References
  • Sigisbert Chrétien Bosch Reitz. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Early Chinese Pottery and Sculpture. Exh. cat. New York. fig. 253.
  • Grace Dunham Guest, Archibald Gibson Wenley. Annotated Outlines of the History of Chinese Arts. Washington, 1949. p. 9.
  • Garrett Chatfield Pier. Some Examples of Sung Pottery Recently on Exhibition in New York. vol. 2, no. 3 New York, April 1914. p. 227, fig. 1.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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