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Medium:
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
Dimensions:
H x W: 6.3 x 5.5 cm (2 1/2 x 2 3/16 in)
Style:
Jingdezhen ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
Date:
14th century
Period:
Yuan or Ming dynasty
Provenance:
From 1945-6 to 1957
John A. Pope (1906-1982), Washington DC, collected between 1945 and 1946 in Beijing, China. [1]
From 1957
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of John A. Pope, Washington DC [2]
Notes:
[1] See object file, Collections Management Office.
[2] See note 1.
Collection:
Freer Study Collection
Exhibition History:
Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe (January 24 to May 7, 2000)
Blue and White Chinese Porcelain and its Impact on the Western World (October 3 to December 1, 1985)
Blue-Decorated Porcelain of the Ming Dynasty (Autumn 1949)
Previous custodian or owner:
Dr. John Alexander Pope (1906-1982)
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
Jingdezhen ware  Search this
Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)  Search this
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)  Search this
China  Search this
porcelain  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of John A. Pope
Accession Number:
FSC-P-925
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
See more items in:
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/ye351231912-f458-4253-8dba-50ce4cc94d5f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-925