Vase

Tall, cylindrical vase with narrow neck and outflaring rim. Blue and white glaze over gray-white china body. Mountain and lake decorative scene.

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Historical period(s)
Qing dynasty, ca. 1700
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
Style
Jingdezhen ware
Dimensions
H x Diam: 26.3 Ɨ 11.7 cm (10 3/8 Ɨ 4 5/8 in)
Geography
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Julia Curtis
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1991.48a-b
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Vase

Keywords
China, cobalt pigment, Jingdezhen ware, porcelain, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Provenance

To 1991
Mrs. Julia Curtis, Williamsburg, VA, to 1991

From 1991
Freer Gallery of Art, given by Mrs. Julia Curtis in 1991

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Julia B. Curtis

Description

Tall, cylindrical vase with narrow neck and outflaring rim. Blue and white glaze over gray-white china body. Mountain and lake decorative scene.

Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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