Bottle-shaped vase, one of a pair with F1982.20

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Description

Bottle-shaped vase, pear shape with long, tapering neck. One of a pair with F1982.20.

Clay: white porcelain.

Glaze: clear porcelain glaze.

Decoration: painted in underglaze cobalt blue. On body, rockery with flowering plants, ground filled with foliate floral scrolls; on neck flowering branches; hatched borders; brown glaze on lip.

Provenance

George Aristides Eumorfopoulous (1863-1939), London [1]

To 1982

Mr. Myron S. Falk Jr. (1906-1992) and Mrs. Pauline Baerwald Falk (1910-2000), New York to 1982

From 1982

Freer Gallery of Art, given by Mr. Myron S. Falk Jr. and Mrs. Pauline Baerwald Falk in 1982

Notes:

[1] According to Curatorial Note 4 in the object record.

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

George Aristedes Eumorfopoulos (1863-1939)

Myron S. Falk, Jr. (1906-1992)

Pauline Baerwald Falk (1910-2000)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Myron S. Falk, Jr.

Date

1662-1722

Period

Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign

Accession Number

F1982.19a-b

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Vessel

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze

Dimensions

H x Diam: 18.8 × 10 cm (7 3/8 × 3 15/16 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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National Museum of Asian Art

Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

ceramic

flower

Jingdezhen ware

Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

Kangxi reign (1662 - 1722)

cobalt pigment

China

porcelain

Chinese Art

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