Plate with design of battling warriors, one of a pair with F1992.15.2

National Museum of Asian Art

Object Details

Description
One of a pair of large blue and white dishes, Kangxi period, each freely painted in the central roundel with a pair of warriors on horseback and two foot soldiers bearing flags in simple landscape of rockwork and a single tree, the rim with six petal-shaped panels, each filled with boldly painted warrior on a galloping horse with a foot soldier following close behind and with alternating diaper between panels, the reverse with flower sprays above a large ruyi head, the base with six character Chenghua mark in underglaze blue.
Inscriptions
(From appraisal by J.J. Lally, 24 February 1992) The base with six character Chenghua mark in underglaze blue.
Provenance
To 1992
Pierre Durand, The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, NY, to 1992
From 1992
Freer Gallery of Art, given by Pierre Durand in 1992
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 Mr. Pierre Durand
mid 17th-early 18th century
Period
Qing dynasty
Accession Number
F1992.15.1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
Dimensions
H x Diam: 7.6 × 35.1 cm (3 × 13 13/16 in)
Style
Jingdezhen ware
Origin
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
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Topic
ceramic
landscape
tree
flower
Jingdezhen ware
horse
battle
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
warrior
cobalt pigment
China
scepter
porcelain
Chinese Art
Record ID
fsg_F1992.15.1
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye30ebb085e-44e8-4f86-8f81-939332c10584
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