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Baluster-shaped vase

Object Details

Description
Vase (a), baluster-shaped; with wooden lid and stand (b-c).
Clay: porcelain.
Glaze: clear, feldspathic.
Decoration: figures and landscape, painted in underglaze cobalt blue.
Provenance
To 1980
Margaret Garber Blue, Washington, DC, to 1980
From 1980
Freer Gallery of Art, bequeathed by Margaret Garber Blue in 1980
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
Margaret Garber Blue (1897-1979)
Date
19th century
Period
Qing dynasty
Origin
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
Topic
ceramic
landscape
Jingdezhen ware
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
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China
porcelain
Chinese Art
On View
Freer Gallery 12: The Peacock Room Comes to America
Related Online Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Credit Line
Bequest of Margaret Garber Blue
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
F1980.14a-c
Type
Vessel
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
Dimensions
H x Diam: 29.1 × 23.4 cm (11 7/16 × 9 3/16 in)
Style
Jingdezhen ware
Record ID
fsg_F1980.14a-c
Metadata Usage
Usage conditions apply
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3a08c25e1-4b4c-433e-b67b-4f77e846723b

Related Object Groups

  • Vase

    Blue and White Ceramics

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