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Rouleau-shaped vase

National Museum of Asian Art

Object Details

Description
Cylindrical vase with short neck (rouleau shape);Vase (rouleau shape), with wood stand.
Clay: white porcelain.
Glaze: clear porcelain glaze.
Decoration: painted in underglaze cobalt blue. On body seven bands of varying conventionalized and floral scroll motifs, two (?) medallions, central widest band has dragons in reserve. Neck has upright plantain leaves. Underglaze blue double ring on base.
Wood stand, previously not recorded.
Provenance
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
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)
Chinamania (2010) (August 7, 2010 to August 7, 2011)
The Peacock Room (May 2, 1923 to February 21, 2011)
Previous custodian or owner
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
F1982.16a-b
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze
Dimensions
H x Diam: 27 × 10.8 cm (10 5/8 × 4 1/4 in)
Style
Jingdezhen ware
Origin
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Topic
ceramic
dragon
flower
Jingdezhen ware
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Kangxi reign (1662 - 1722)
cobalt pigment
China
porcelain
Chinese Art
Record ID
fsg_F1982.16a-b
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3bf39d3b2-439a-4c4f-94e6-65ba3b6aa174

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