Vase

Vase: wide shoulder, short contracted neck.
Clay: fine-grained, hard, pure white.
Glaze: high-fired, thick, pale gray, bubbly, crackled.
Decoration: outside, except on foot, a coat of emerald green transparent enamel. So-called “apple green.”

Historical period(s)
Qing dynasty, 18th century
Medium
Porcelain with "apple green" lead-silicate glaze
Style
Jingdezhen ware
Dimensions
H x W: 15.1 x 8.4 cm (5 15/16 x 3 5/16 in)
Geography
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1945.3
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Vase

Keywords
China, Jingdezhen ware, porcelain, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Provenance

To 1945
Tonying and Company, Inc., New York to 1945

From 1945
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Tonying and Company, Inc., New York in 1945 [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)

Tonying and Company established 1902

Description

Vase: wide shoulder, short contracted neck.
Clay: fine-grained, hard, pure white.
Glaze: high-fired, thick, pale gray, bubbly, crackled.
Decoration: outside, except on foot, a coat of emerald green transparent enamel. So-called "apple green."

Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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