Object Details
- Description
- Clay: hard, dense, gray.
- Unglazed. Earth deposits.
- Decoration: a dragon design in relief.
- Wood stand.
- Provenance
- To 1918
- Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1918 [1]
- From 1918 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1918 [2]
- From 1920
- The Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Original Pottery List, L. 2582, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [2] See note 1.
- [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.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Previous custodian or owner
- Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 206 BCE-220 CE
- Period
- Han dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1918.143
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Architectural Element
- Medium
- Unglazed pottery
- Dimensions
- Diam x D: 14.8 x 2.9 cm (5 13/16 x 1 1/8 in)
- Origin
- China
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- ceramic
- dragon
- Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)
- China
- unglazed
- Chinese Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1918.143
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37105af88-81e7-437f-a280-c783e021ed5f
