Vase

Blue-and-white.
Clay: fine white porcelain; scattered black flecks on base.
Glaze: plain, transparent.
Decoration: in underglaze blue, clouds on neck; overlapping petals and pendant leaves on shoulder; landscape garden with figures, stylized lotus panels.

Historical period(s)
Ming dynasty, mid 15th century
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze
Style
Jingdezhen ware
Dimensions
H x Diam: 22.8 × 14.4 cm (9 × 5 11/16 in)
Geography
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1953.3a-c
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Vase (mei p'ing)

Keywords
China, Jingdezhen ware, landscape, lotus, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), porcelain, qin
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Blue-and-white.
Clay: fine white porcelain; scattered black flecks on base.
Glaze: plain, transparent.
Decoration: in underglaze blue, clouds on neck; overlapping petals and pendant leaves on shoulder; landscape garden with figures, stylized lotus panels.

Published References
  • Dr. John Alexander Pope. Some Blue and White in Istanbul. vol. 26 London, 1950-1951. pl. 10e.
  • Oriental Ceramics: The World's Great Collections. 12 vols., Tokyo. vol. 10, pl. 107.
  • Ming Porcelains in the Freer Gallery of Art. Washington, 1953. p. 26, fig. 2.
  • Margaret Medley. Patterns of Chinese Taste in Porcelain. vol. 52 London. cat. 16, p. 76.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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