Vase, in the “Venetian” style

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Description

Tall blue and white glazed porcelain vase, with bulbous lower body, cylindrical center body with pinched "snake" handles and slightly outflaring rim. Porcelain body with dark blue cobalt underglaze with gray-blue-white glaze. Floral decorative patterns.

Provenance

To 1992

Mr. Dries Blitz, Amsterdam, to 1992

From 1992

Freer Gallery of Art, given by Mr. Dries Blitz 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

Mr. Dries Blitz

Credit Line

Gift of Dries Blitz in memory of Dr. J. Blitz

Date

1662-1722

Period

Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign

Accession Number

F1992.56

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Vessel

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions

H x Diam: 24.2 × 13.1 cm (9 1/2 × 5 3/16 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