- Provenance
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Estate of the Honorable William R. Castle. [1]
To 1970
Alan F., David C., and Donald F. Winslow, by inheritance from the estate of the Honorable William R. Castle. [2]From 1970
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Alan F., David C., and Donald F. Winslow. [3]Notes:
[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.
[2] The object came to the Freer Study Collection in 1970 (FSC-P-1133). It was transferred to the permanent collection in 1979. Alan F., David C., and Donald F. Winslow are the heirs of the Estate of the Honorable W. R. Castle. See note 1 and correspondences in the object file, Collections Management Office. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.
[3] See note 2.
- Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)
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Alan, Donald and David Winslow
William Richards Castle 1849-1935
- Description
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Bowl: everted rim, grit-encrusted foot, five chips in rim.
Clay: white porcelain, medium coarse, oxidized brown where exposed.
Glaze: clear, feldspathic; thick, "lardy" and pitted outside.
Decoration: Boldly painted in polychrome low-fired overglaze enamels, iron-red, turquoise, green and some black outlining. Two flying birds with clouds and large flowers fill the center; two dragons undulate among the clouds, flame and plant forms on the cavetto. Outside is a double iron-red line under the rim.
- Collection Area(s)
- Chinese Art
- Web Resources
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