Bottle

Tall, blue and white glazed porcelain vase, with long neck, round bulbous body and “garlic”-shaped neck/mouth. Round ring base, slightly uneven.

The body decorated with scrolling, flowering vines and animals.

Historical period(s)
Ming dynasty, early 17th century
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
Style
Jingdezhen ware
Dimensions
H x Diam: 27.3 × 15 cm (10 3/4 × 5 7/8 in)
Geography
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen
Credit Line
Gift of the Lydman Collection
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1992.33
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Bottle

Keywords
China, cobalt pigment, Jingdezhen ware, lion, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), porcelain, Wanli reign (1573 - 1620)
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).

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Ambassador Jack Wilson Lydman 1914-2005

Description

Tall, blue and white glazed porcelain vase, with long neck, round bulbous body and "garlic"-shaped neck/mouth. Round ring base, slightly uneven.

The body decorated with scrolling, flowering vines and animals.

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