- Provenance
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To 1941
C. Edward Wells, New York to 1941From 1941
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from C. Edward Wells, New York in 1941 [1]Notes:
[1] Undated folder sheet note. For additional information, see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
- Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)
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C. Edward Wells 1898-1991
- Description
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Tripod incense burner; bulbous body with vertical neck and wide lip; low fin-like flange on each three perforations in bowl; hollow legs.
Clay: fine grained, grayish white porcelain; iron-red and traces of brown dressing on feet.
Glaze: translucent, light grayish blue, lustrous surface.
- Published References
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- Robert L. Hobson. A Catalogue of Chinese Pottery and Porcelain in the Collection of Sir Percival David. London. pl. XL.
- Grace Dunham Guest, Archibald Gibson Wenley. Annotated Outlines of the History of Chinese Arts. Washington, 1949. p. 9.
- Collection Area(s)
- Japanese Art
- Web Resources
- Whistler's Neighborhood
- Google Cultural Institute
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