Object Details
Description
A blue and white jar and cover, Kangxi period, the bulbous body finely painted with two large graceful prunus branches sweeping from the rim, with loose blossoms falling from the branches, all reserved on a "cracked ice" ground, below a thin border of small white "cracked ice" squares, the flat cover decorated to match with further loose falling blossoms.
Provenance
To 1992
Pierre Durand, The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, NY, to 1992
From 1992
Freer Gallery of Art, given by Pierre Durand in 1992
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History
The Peacock Room in Blue and White (September 27, 2025 to ongoing)
The Peacock Room in Blue and White [2019-2022] (May 18, 2019 to June 1, 2022)
Chinamania (2016) (July 9, 2016 to June 4, 2017)
The Peacock Room (May 2, 1923 to February 21, 2011)
Previous custodian or owner
Pierre Durand
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Pierre Durand
Date
mid 17th-early 18th century
Period
Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign
Accession Number
F1992.14a-b
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
Dimensions
H x Diam (assembled): 24 × 20.5 cm (9 7/16 × 8 1/16 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
Jingdezhen ware
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Kangxi reign (1662 - 1722)
plum blossom
China
porcelain
Chinese Art
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1992.14a-b