Bottle-shaped vase, one of a pair with F1982.20

National Museum of Asian Art

Object Details

Description
Bottle-shaped vase, pear shape with long, tapering neck. One of a pair with F1982.20.
Clay: white porcelain.
Glaze: clear porcelain glaze.
Decoration: painted in underglaze cobalt blue. On body, rockery with flowering plants, ground filled with foliate floral scrolls; on neck flowering branches; hatched borders; brown glaze on lip.
Provenance
George Aristides Eumorfopoulous (1863-1939), London [1]
To 1982
Mr. Myron S. Falk Jr. (1906-1992) and Mrs. Pauline Baerwald Falk (1910-2000), New York to 1982
From 1982
Freer Gallery of Art, given by Mr. Myron S. Falk Jr. and Mrs. Pauline Baerwald Falk in 1982
Notes:
[1] According to Curatorial Note 4 in the object record.
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
George Aristedes Eumorfopoulos (1863-1939)
Myron S. Falk, Jr. (1906-1992)
Pauline Baerwald Falk (1910-2000)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Myron S. Falk, Jr.
1662-1722
Period
Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign
Accession Number
F1982.19a-b
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze
Dimensions
H x Diam: 18.8 × 10 cm (7 3/8 × 3 15/16 in)
Style
Jingdezhen ware
Origin
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
On View
Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America
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Topic
ceramic
flower
Jingdezhen ware
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Kangxi reign (1662 - 1722)
cobalt pigment
China
porcelain
Chinese Art
Record ID
fsg_F1982.19a-b
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye333685637-4df4-4c5a-90fa-554656614d02
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