Object Details
- Description
- One of a pair of blue and white glazed plates. Shallow flat center, with thick rim and deep ring base. Stylized floral designs in dark blue glaze over blue-white glaze. F1992.34.1 is slightly smaller of the pair.
- Provenance
- To 1992
- Ambassador Jack Wilson Lydman (1914-2005), Washington, DC, to 1992 [1]
- From 1992
- Freer Gallery of Art, given by Ambassador Jack Wilson Lydman in 1992
- Notes:
- [1] Ambassador Lydman was served in Thailand (1955-1958), Indonesia (1958-1961 and 1965-1969), and Malaysia (1969-1974).
- 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
- Ambassador Jack Wilson Lydman (1914-2005)
- Date
- late 17th-early 18th century
- Period
- Qing dynasty
- Origin
- Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
- Topic
- ceramic
- flower
- 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 the Lydman Collection
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Accession Number
- F1992.34.1
- Type
- Vessel
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Medium
- Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
- Dimensions
- H x Diam: 4.5 × 20.1 cm (1 3/4 × 7 15/16 in)
- Style
- Jingdezhen ware
- Record ID
- fsg_F1992.34.1
- Metadata Usage
- Not determined
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