Object Details
- Description
- The blue and white porcelain censer is a wheelmade, hand-finished bowl with a flared rim. The exterior is decorated with various geometric shapes, and the interior is undecorated.
- Previous custodian or owner
- Trocadéro, Kenny & Higgins Asian Art, Inc.
- Mrs. Maureen R. Jacoby (1927– 2002)
- Provenance
- Prior to 1991
- Kitty Higgins, Far Eastern Art, Inc., Trocadero, Washington, DC, prior to 1991 [1]
- 1992
- Mrs. Maureen R. Jacoby (died 2002), Washington, DC, acquired by exchange from Kitty Higgins, Far Eastern Art, Inc., Trocadero in 1992 [2]
- From 1992
- Freer Gallery of Art, given by Mrs. Maureen R. Jacoby in 1992
- Notes:
- [1] In 1991 the object was viewed at Trocadéro, Kenny & Higgins Asian Art, Inc. by Louise Cort (see Louise Cort's undated memo in the object file).
- [2] In 1991 Louise Cort had identified the object as of interest for the Freer collection (see Louise Cort's undated memo in the object file). Mrs. Maureen Jacoby then acquired the object in exchange for partial proceeds from the sale of certain ceramics from the collection of her late husband (Mr. Rolf R. Jacoby, died 1989), Centreville, MD, which, at the request of the Freer Gallery, were placed at Trocadéro, Kenny & Higgins Asian Art, Inc. for sale (according to a memo from Louise Cort to Milo Beach and Beth Duley, dated May 22, 1992, in the object file).
- Date
- mid 17th-early 18th century
- Period
- Qing dynasty
- Origin
- Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
- Topic
- Jingdezhen ware
- Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
- incense
- 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 Mrs. Maureen R. Jacoby in memory of Rolf Jacoby
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Accession Number
- F1992.25
- Type
- Vessel
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Medium
- Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
- Dimensions
- H x Diam: 11.9 × 19.2 cm (4 11/16 × 7 9/16 in)
- Style
- Jingdezhen ware
- Record ID
- fsg_F1992.25
Related Object Groups
3D Model