Object Details
- Description
- One of a pair of blue and white glazed porcelain plates. Very thin, shallow ring foot. Central rondo decorated with motifs of flower and fruit vases, surrounded by shoulder/flange with peacocks.
- From receiving report: The rim decorated with a diaper of scrolling vines and peacocks interrupted with four reserves containing pomegranates. In the center, two tripods with fruit, flowers, and a Ku. On the reverse, four auspicious symbols (palm leaves/lozenges) on the rim. In the center within double blue rings, a prunus blossom. The surface decoration extends to the very edge of the rim on the front.
- Provenance
- To 1994
- Mr. Kee Il Choi, New York, NY, to 1994
- From 1994
- Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Mr. Kee Il Choi in 1994
- 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
- Mr. Kee Il Choi (1922-2005)
- Date
- 1662-1722
- Period
- Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign
- Origin
- Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
- Topic
- ceramic
- flower
- Jingdezhen ware
- Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
- Kangxi reign (1662 - 1722)
- China
- porcelain
- Chinese Art
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Credit Line
- Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Accession Number
- F1994.26.1
- Type
- Vessel
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Medium
- Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
- Dimensions
- H x Diam: 3.3 × 23.7 cm (1 5/16 × 9 5/16 in)
- Style
- Jingdezhen ware
- Record ID
- fsg_F1994.26.1
- Metadata Usage
- Not determined
Related Object Groups
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
These files consist of 3D scans of historical objects in the collections of the Smithsonian and may be downloaded by you only for non-commercial, educational, and personal uses subject to this disclaimer (https://3d.si.edu/disclaimer) and in accordance with the Terms of Use (https://3d.si.edu/termsofuse).
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.

3D Model