Medium:

Porcelain with cobalt decoration under colorless glaze

Dimensions:

H x Diam: 21.2 × 13.2 cm (8 3/8 × 5 3/16 in)

Style:

Jingdezhen ware

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China

Date:

First half of the 15th century

Period:

Ming dynasty, Probably Yongle reign

Description:

Blue-and-white.

Clay: fine white porcelain.

Glaze: plain, transparent.

Decoration: in underglaze cobalt blue; floral scrolls, hatching and stylized waves.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Luxury and Luminosity: Visual Culture and the Ming Court (July 3, 2004 to June 26, 2005)

Crosscurrents in Chinese and Islamic Ceramics (March 1, 1996 to July 1, 1997)

Chinese Ceramics (May 9, 1993 to April 17, 1995)

Chinese Ceramics (March 15, 1982 to July 10, 1986)

Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)

Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)

Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics (March 7, 1957 to January 1, 1963)

Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 13 (November 10, 1955 to March 1, 1957)

Topic:

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Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1954.117a-b

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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