Object Details
- Description
- One of a pair of blue and white porcelain beaker vases, Qing dynasty, 19th century, each tall cylindrical vase with flaring lip, painted with a dense pattern of songbirds in blossoming prunus, and with large large vases with peony flower decoration flanked by two standing boys on each side, between leaf tip and cell diaper borders at foot and rim, the cobalt of vivid color, one rim chip.
- Provenance
- To 1992
- Paul F. Walter, New York to 1992
- From 1992
- Freer Gallery of Art, given by Paul F. Walter in 1992
- 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
- Paul F. Walter (1935-2017)
- Date
- 19th century
- Period
- Qing dynasty
- Origin
- Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
- Topic
- ceramic
- flower
- peony
- Jingdezhen ware
- Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
- cobalt pigment
- China
- porcelain
- Chinese Art
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Credit Line
- Gift of Paul F. Walter
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Accession Number
- F1992.27.1
- Type
- Vessel
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Medium
- Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
- Dimensions
- H x Diam: 34.3 × 12.9 cm (13 1/2 × 5 1/16 in)
- Style
- Jingdezhen ware
- Record ID
- fsg_F1992.27.1
Related Object Groups
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