Vase

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Description

A blue and white Yen-Yen vase, Kangxi period (A.D. 1662-1722). The tall baluster-form body and trumpet neck painted with a continuous scene of deer in a rocky landscape with vegetation, all drawn in a brilliant underglaze-blue of violet tone, good condition except for one small chip in the foot.

Provenance

To 1991

Pierre Durand, The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, NY, to 1991

From 1991

Freer Gallery of Art, given by Pierre Durand in 1991

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

Pierre Durand

Credit Line

Gift of Pierre Durand

Date

mid 17th-early 18th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Accession Number

F1991.51

Restrictions & Rights

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Type

Vessel

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions

H x Diam: 45.7 × 20.3 cm (18 × 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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National Museum of Asian Art

Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

ceramic

landscape

Jingdezhen ware

deer

Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)

cobalt pigment

China

porcelain

Chinese Art

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