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Bottle-shaped vase

Object Details

Description
Bottle-shaped vase, with wood stand.
Clay: white porcelain.
Glaze: clear porcelain glaze.
Decoration: painted in underglaze blue. Phoenix standing with wings spread on ground of overall cloud motifs. Cloud band below lip.
Wood stand, previously not recorded.
Provenance
To 1982
Mr. Myron S. Falk Jr. (1906-1992) and Mrs. Pauline Baerwald Falk (1910-2000), New York to 1982
From 1982
Freer Gallery of Art, given by Mr. Myron S. Falk Jr. and Mrs. Pauline Baerwald Falk in 1982
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
Myron S. Falk, Jr. (1906-1992)
Pauline Baerwald Falk (1910-2000)
Date
1662-1722
Period
Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign
Origin
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
Topic
ceramic
phoenix
Jingdezhen ware
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Kangxi reign (1662 - 1722)
cloud
cobalt pigment
China
porcelain
Chinese Art
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Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Myron S. Falk, Jr.
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
F1982.18a-b
Type
Vessel
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze
Dimensions
H x Diam: 23.3 × 12.5 cm (9 3/16 × 4 15/16 in)
Style
Jingdezhen ware
Record ID
fsg_F1982.18a-b
Metadata Usage
Usage conditions apply
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye303124fad-f688-4ea8-aa29-cac9dddd3fc3

Related Object Groups

  • Vase

    Blue and White Ceramics

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