- Provenance
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From ca. 1968
Dorothy M. Slak, acquired ca. 1968 from Jakarta, Indonesia. [1]From 1986
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Dorothy M. Slak, Sarasota, Florida. [2]Notes:
[1] Curatorial Remark 3 in the object record. Also see Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.
[2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.
- Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)
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Ms. Dorothy M. Slak
- Description
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Small squat jar with slightly tapered neck, rounded sides, and unglazed base with raised edge.
Clay: porcelain; slightly oxidized where exposed on base.
Glaze: clear; stops at edge of base with three fingerprints around base.
Decoration: in underglaze cobalt: line around rim; five indistinct shapes on neck, probably meant to be cloud-scrolls; collar of ruyi lappets; on body, two floral sprays, with stems to left and tips to right, separated by "crescent moons."
Mark: none.
- Published References
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- Louise Allison Cort, George Williams, David P. Rehfuss. Ceramics in Mainland Southeast Asia. Washington. .
- Collection Area(s)
- Chinese Art
- Web Resources
- Ceramics in Mainland Southeast Asia
- Google Cultural Institute
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