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Bowl with design of mynahs

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    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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    National Museum of Asian Art

    Data Source

    National Museum of Asian Art

    Topic

    ceramic
    autumn
    Jingdezhen ware
    Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
    China
    porcelain
    Chinese Art

    Metadata Usage

    Usage conditions apply

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye311eec7e6-730a-4e97-adc3-355f41efd71f

    Record ID

    fsg_F1930.35a-b

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