Object Details
Description
A large blue and white charger decorated with central medallion enclosing a foliate spray on stippled ground and forming the center of a large flower; surrounded by eight flower-filled petal lappets joined by scrolling leaves; all reserved on a diaper ground interrupted by ruyi heads at the edge of the well; the flat, everted rim with quatrefoil panels, each containing a flowering fruit spray, and alternating with four peacocks on a dense floral ground of leafy chrysanthemums; the reverse with five Buddhist emblems the footrim unglazed; the base glazed white.
Provenance
To 1993
The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, NY, to 1993
From 1993
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from The Chinese Porcelain Company in 1993
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History
The Peacock Room in Blue and White (September 27, 2025 to ongoing)
The Peacock Room (May 2, 1923 to February 21, 2011)
Previous custodian or owner
The Chinese Porcelain Company (established 1984)
Credit Line
Purchase — funds provided by the Friends of Asian Arts
Date
mid 17th-early 18th century
Period
Qing dynasty
Accession Number
F1993.9
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
Dimensions
H x Diam: 6.6 × 42.3 cm (2 5/8 × 16 11/16 in)
Style
Jingdezhen ware
Origin
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
On View
West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 12: The Peacock Room in Blue and White
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
ceramic
Buddhism
peacock
Jingdezhen ware
chrysanthemum
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
fruit
cobalt pigment
China
scepter
porcelain
Chinese Art
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1993.9