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Description

Tall, blue and white glazed porcelain vase, with long neck, round bulbous body and "garlic"-shaped neck/mouth. Round ring base, slightly uneven.

The body decorated with scrolling, flowering vines and animals.

Provenance

To 1992

Ambassador Jack Wilson Lydman (1914-2005), Washington, DC, to 1992 [1]

From 1992

Freer Gallery of Art, given by Ambassador Jack Wilson Lydman in 1992

Notes:

[1] Ambassador Lydman was served in Thailand (1955-1958), Indonesia (1958-1961 and 1965-1969), and Malaysia (1969-1974).

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

Ambassador Jack Wilson Lydman (1914-2005)

Credit Line

Gift of the Lydman Collection

Date

early 17th century

Period

Ming dynasty

Accession Number

F1992.33

Restrictions & Rights

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Type

Vessel

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions

H x Diam: 27.3 × 15 cm (10 3/4 × 5 7/8 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

lion

Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

Wanli reign (1573 - 1620)

cobalt pigment

China

porcelain

Chinese Art

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