Historical period(s)
Joseon period, mid 15th century
Medium
Stoneware with white inlay under translucent glaze
Style
Buncheong ware
Dimensions
H x Diam (overall): 7 x 17.5 cm (2 3/4 x 6 7/8 in)
Geography
Korea, Gyeongsang-do province
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number
F1898.47
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Bowl

Keywords
Buncheong ware, clear glaze, Joseon period (1392 - 1910), Korea, stoneware, white inlay
Provenance

To 1897Charles A. Dana (1819-1897), New York to 1897 [1] From 1898 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased at auction, the Dana Collection Sale, American Art Galleries, New York February 24-26, 1898 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Pottery List, L. 312, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.[2] See note 1. This object appears to have been listed as no. 204 in the Dana Collection sale catalogue (according to Curatorial Remark 7, Louise Cort, July 18, 2005, in the object record). [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 A. Dana 1819 - 1897
Charles Lang Freer 1854-1919

Collection Area(s)
Korean Art
Web Resources
Korean Ceramics
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