Ink pot in the shape of a Lotus Bud
Description
Ink-pot: Lotus-bud shaped, ona heavy foot; two perforations in the top. | Clay: coarse, hard, gray-white. | Glaze: rich, green-blue, coarsely crackled. Discolorations and adhesions. | To 1908 | Michel Casira, Cairo, Egypt, to 1908 [1] | From 1908 to 1919 | Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Michel Casira in 1908 [2] | From 1920 | Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3] | Notes: | [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1720, 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. | Freer Gallery of Art Collection | Michel Casira (C.L. Freer source) | Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
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