- Provenance
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To 1930
George Findlay Andrew (1887-1971), Gansu, China to 1930 [1]From 1930
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from George Findlay Andrew, Gansu, China, through Carl W. Bishop in 1930 [2]Notes:
[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also account book for Freer Gallery of Art Expedition Fund, February 10, 1930 to June 30, 1932, second page of Gold Account.
[2] See note 1.
- Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)
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George Findlay Andrew 1887-1971
- Description
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Vase: wide-bellied with cylindrical neck and straight lip. Two flat vertical ears at lip and two flat loop handles at widest point of body. Body: soft fine-grained buff colored clay, potted thin. Decoration: neck and upper part of body painted with symbolic patterns in black and chocolate brown.
- Published References
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- Grace Dunham Guest, Archibald Gibson Wenley. Annotated Outlines of the History of Chinese Arts. Washington, 1949. p. 8.
- The Editors of Time-Life Books. China. Library of Nations Amsterdam. p. 92.
- Collection Area(s)
- Chinese Art
- Web Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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