Object Details
Description
One of a pair of blue and white porcelain bowls, early Kangxi period, each deep bowl of bell shape painted with four flowerhead medallions above a frieze of linked scrolls on the exterior below swastika motifs and a double line border at the rim, the base with a square seal mark, rim fritting.
Inscriptions
(J.J. Lally, March 1992) The base with a square seal mark.
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)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. John Gruber in memory of John Alexander Pope
Date
mid 17th-early 18th century
Period
Qing dynasty
Accession Number
F1992.3
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
Dimensions
H x Diam: 8.7 × 15.8 cm (3 7/16 × 6 1/4 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
Jingdezhen ware
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
cobalt pigment
China
porcelain
Chinese Art
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1992.3