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Medium:
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 8.6 × 17.3 cm (3 3/8 × 6 13/16 in)
Style:
Jingdezhen ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
Date:
early 17th century
Period:
Ming dynasty
Description:
Blue and white porcelain bowl, decorated with Daoist immortals and Shou Lao riding on a crane in a continuous landscape on the exterior, the interior with a medallion of an immortal holding a peach, the rim with a key fret border and edged in brown.
Six-character Jiajing reign mark on foot.
Marks:
Six character Jiajing reign mark within a double ring on the back.
Provenance:
To 1992
Dr. John A. Pope (1906-1982) and Mrs. John A. Pope, Montgomery Village, MD, to 1992
From 1992
Freer Gallery of Art, given by Mrs. John A. Pope in 1992
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
The Peacock Room in Blue and White (May 18, 2019 to June 1, 2022)
The Peacock Room (May 2, 1923 to February 21, 2011)
Previous custodian or owner:
Dr. John Alexander Pope (1906-1982)
Annemarie Henle Pope (1907-2001)
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
landscape  Search this
Daoism  Search this
crane  Search this
Jingdezhen ware  Search this
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)  Search this
Daoist Immortals  Search this
China  Search this
Shoulao  Search this
porcelain  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
reign mark  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John Alexander Pope
Accession Number:
F1992.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
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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:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye369a670f9-cf70-4a6a-8829-2f45f0a261e4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1992.2