- Provenance
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To 1982
Helen D. Ling (died 1982), Shanghai and Singapore, to 1982 [1]From 1982 to 1984
Dr. Tien Gi Ling, Singapore, bequeathed by Helen D. Ling in 1982 [2]From 1984
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Dr. Tien Gi Ling in 1984Notes:
[1] Helen Dalling Ling operated The Green Dragon antiques shop in Shanghai from 1938 to 1950, and a shop under her own name in Singapore from 1951 to 1982 (see Curatorial Note 5 in object record).
[2] According to Curatorial Note 5 in object record.
[3] Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.
- Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)
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Mr. Tien Gi Ling
Helen D. Ling died 1982
- Description
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Storage jar in guan ^c^ shape. Vessel formed by process of coiling and smoothing, as indicated by uneven contour. Short everted neck with nearly horizontal rim added and shaped with use of a turntable or slow wheel. Irregularly trimmed at base. Flat bottom.
Clay: stoneware, blackish-gray on surface.
Decoration: the surface was consolidated by being beaten or impressed with a tool carved in cross-hatch pattern, before the rim was added or the base trimmed.
- Published References
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- Sarah Booth. The Freer's Rare Catch: Gallery Acquires 30 Flawless Ancient Chinese Ceramics. Washington, May 23, 1984. p. B2.
- H. W. Siegel, Helen D. Ling. Early Chinese Potteries and Porcelains of the Shang, Chou, Chin, Han Dynasties: Collection of the Late J.E. Melchior. Shanghai. cat. 2.6.
- Collection Area(s)
- Chinese Art
- Web Resources
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