Dehua ware bowl with inscription, Porcelain with clear glaze (hard, white, translucent; pinkish white glaze), c. 1650–1700 (Qing), H. 4.5 cm, Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, F1898.49, Blanc de Chine
Bowl with inscription
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Dehua ware bowl with inscription

白瓷刻铭碗
c. 1650–1700 (Qing)
F1898.49VerifiedFreer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Object Details
Medium
Porcelain with clear glaze (hard, white, translucent; pinkish white glaze)
Dimensions
H. 4.5 cm × Diam. 14.6 cm
Date
c. 1650–1700 (Qing)
Classification
器皿
Dynasty
清, 清初
Glaze
粉白釉
Inscription
Two lines of script incised into paste before glazing
釉下刻划铭文两行（施釉前划刻）
Accession
F1898.49
Repository
Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
弗利尔美术馆（史密森尼学会）
Research Context

Per Smithsonian Open Access (CC0): Dehua ware bowl with inscription, c. 1650–1700, F1898.49. Purchased by Freer in 1898 from the Dana Collection Sale. Two lines incised before glazing; plaster repair visible. Inscribed Dehua pieces are uncommon.

Provenance
c. 1650–1700
Created in Dehua, Fujian
创作于福建德化
?–1898
Dana Collection
Dana收藏
1898
Purchased by Charles Lang Freer at Dana Collection Sale
Charles Lang Freer购自Dana Collection Sale
1920
Freer bequest to Freer Gallery of Art
Freer遗赠弗利尔美术馆
碗刻铭FreerCC0

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World Headlines. "Dehua ware bowl with inscription (F1898.49)." In Blanc de Chine Catalog (WH-GR-2026-001). https://blancdechine.org/objects/freer-f1898-49. Accessed April 13, 2026.
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