Object Details
Description
Polychrome--Ku-yueh Hsuan type.
Bowl: small with steep sides and low foot. Carved wood stand.
Body: fine grained white porcelain.
Glaze: transparent, glossy.
Decoration: in overglaze enamel colors; five mynahs on branches with autumn leaves; inscription of 10 characters and two simulated seals; four character mark of the Yung-Cheng period in dark gray blue enamel on base.
Marks
Inscription of 10 characters and two simulated seals; four character mark of the Yung-Cheng period in dark gray blue enamel on base.
Provenance
To 1930
C. T. Loo & Company, New York to 1930 [1]
From 1930
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from C. T. Loo & Company, New York in 1930 [2]
Notes:
[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
[2] See note 1.
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History
Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
Beyond Paper: Chinese Calligraphy on Objects (August 18, 1994 to July 3, 1997)
Chinese Bird and Flower Painting (January 27, 1986 to June 30, 1986)
Chinese Ceramics (March 15, 1982 to July 10, 1986)
Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)
Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics (March 7, 1957 to January 1, 1963)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics, 1955 (September 19, 1955 to November 10, 1955)
Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 13 (November 10, 1955 to March 1, 1957)
Untitled Exhibition, East Asian Ceramics and Paintings, East Corridor (January 8, 1947 to ---)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1946 (May 6, 1946 to November 17, 1955)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics and Paintings (November 14, 1944 to May 3, 1946)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Ceramics, 1943 (March 22, 1943 to November 13, 1944)
Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Painting and Ceramics (March 14, 1931 to March 22, 1943)
Untitled Exhibition, Shahnama and Chinese Art (March 24, 1930 to May 5, 1933)
Previous custodian or owner
C. T. Loo & Company (1914-1948)
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Date
1723-1735
Period
Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign mark and period
Accession Number
F1930.35a-b
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Porcelain with enamels over clear, colorless glaze
Dimensions
H x W: 4.6 x 8.1 cm (1 13/16 x 3 3/16 in)
Style
Jingdezhen ware
Origin
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
On View
West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 13: Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
ceramic
autumn
Jingdezhen ware
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
China
porcelain
Chinese Art
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1930.35a-b