Medium:

Porcelain with clear glaze and underglaze cobalt decoration; silver-gilt mounts

Dimensions:

H x W: 27 x 13 cm (10 5/8 x 5 1/8 in)

Style:

Jingdezhen ware

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China

Date:

ca. 1630-1644

Period:

Ming dynasty

Description:

Jug, blue and white, in European silver mounts.

Clay: fine white porcelain.

Glaze: transparent.

Decoration: in underglaze blue; tulip pattern on neck, landscape finely drawn in main band, floral scrolls above and below.

Silver-gilt mounts on lid, handle and foot.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

James McNeill Whistler (January 2, 1985 to June 23, 1986)

James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art (May 11, 1984 to December 5, 1984)

Untitled Exhibition, South Corridor (December 10, 1984 to July 10, 1986)

Chinese Ceramics (March 15, 1982 to July 10, 1986)

A Decade of Discovery: Selected Acquisitions 1970-1980 (November 9, 1979 to May 22, 1980)

Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)

Topic:

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flower  Search this

tulip  Search this

Jingdezhen ware  Search this

Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)  Search this

China  Search this

porcelain  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1970.3

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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