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Medium:
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam (assembled): 51.1 × 20.8 cm (20 1/8 × 8 3/16 in)
Style:
Jingdezhen ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
Date:
mid 17th-early 18th century
Period:
Qing dynasty
Description:
One of a pair of blue and white jars and covers, Kangxi period, of large size, the slender bodies molded with lappets enclosing lotus flowers and scrolls and surrounded by pine borders, below a diaper pattern, the flared neck painted with two large lotus sprays, the lids with six lappets encircling a blue knob.
Provenance:
To 1992
The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, NY, to 1992
From 1992
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from The Chinese Porcelain Company in 1992
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
The Peacock Room in Blue and White (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:
The Chinese Porcelain Company (Established 1984)
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
pine tree  Search this
Jingdezhen ware  Search this
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)  Search this
lotus  Search this
cobalt pigment  Search this
China  Search this
porcelain  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — funds provided by the Friends of Asian Arts and the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program
Accession Number:
F1992.10a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
See more items in:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3136e8a7e-8f21-4ea8-809a-5b2bb5ccbd38
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1992.10a-b