Beaker vase, one of a five-piece garniture

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Description

A pair of blue and white molded porcelain beaker vases [F1992.47.1 and .2] decorated with freely drawn feather, foliate scroll and scattered flowerheads, each with a leaf or conch shell "emblem" mark on base.

Part of a five-piece garniture set with three jars, F1992.47.3a-b through .5a-b.

Provenance

To 1992

The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, NY, to 1992

From 1992

Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from The Chinese Porcelain Company in 1992

Collection

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History

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

The Chinese Porcelain Company (established 1984)

Credit Line

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Date

mid 17th-early 18th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Accession Number

F1992.47.2

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Vessel

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze

Dimensions

H x Diam: 18 × 10.1 cm (7 1/16 × 4 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

flower