Tomb model of a watch dog

Object Details

Description: Clay: soft, reddish-buff.; Glaze: lead silicate; green, unevenly applied; golden iridescence; almost wholly disintegrated.; Decoration: a collar and clasp modelled in relief.
Provenance: To 1910; Yamanaka & Company, to 1910 [1]; From 1910 to 1919; Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company in 1910 [2]; From 1920; Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]; Notes:; [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2002, Freer Galley of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. The majority of Charles Lang Freer’s purchases from Yamanaka & Company were made at its New York branch. Yamanaka & Company maintained branch offices, at various times, in Boston, Chicago, London, Peking, Shanghai, Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto. During the summer, the company also maintained seasonal locations in Newport, Bar Harbor, and Atlantic City.; [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
Exhibition History: Parades: Freer Ceramics Installed by Gwyn Hanssen Pigott (November 4, 2006 to January 7, 2008)
Previous custodian or owner: Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source); Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Related Online Resources: Google Cultural Institute
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Topic: iridescence; ceramic; Eastern Han dynasty (25 - 220); funerary; dog; China; earthenware; Chinese Art; Charles Lang Freer collection

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye35307beaf-6466-4dac-8fcd-9cecee0b985c