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Bottle

Object Details

Description
Pear-shaped bottle with faceted sides, Kraakporselein.
Clay: porcelain, light gray. Mold-formed in three pieces, joined at the neck and widest parts of the body.
Glaze: translucent, somewhat milky. Interior glazed; base inside of foot glazed with an irregular unglazed patch. Firing grit and some glaze adhering to edge of footrim, scars where some grit cut away.
Decoration: in underglaze cobalt, deep blue-gray wash and blackish-blue line; body divided into six vertical panels, following molded faceting, filled with motifs of plummeting horse and waves and peony plant and rock, in alternation, separated by narrow panels of "dot and dash" motif; shoulder decorated with lappets filled with "tassels" below link collar, dots above; overlapping semicircles below plain rim edged with line.
Provenance
To 1988
Mrs. Karol Kirberger Rodriguez, Alexandria, VA, to 1988
From 1988
Freer Gallery of Art, given by Mrs. Karol Kirberger Rodriguez in 1988
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
Mrs. Karol Kirberger Rodriguez
Date
late 16th-early 17th century
Period
Ming dynasty
Origin
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
Topic
ceramic
plant
peony
Jingdezhen ware
horse
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)
cobalt pigment
China
porcelain
Chinese Art
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Credit Line
Gift of Karol Kirberger Rodriguez
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
F1989.1
Type
Vessel
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
Dimensions
H x Diam: 27.2 × 15.4 cm (10 11/16 × 6 1/16 in)
Style
Jingdezhen ware
Record ID
fsg_F1989.1
Metadata Usage
Usage conditions apply
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye399cfcf33-bfe0-4b80-a802-b03ffbdb9017

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    Blue and White Ceramics

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