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)