string(23) "edanmdm:fsg_F1945.35a-b" Porcelain bowl with thick walls - National Museum of Asian Art

Porcelain bowl with thick walls

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At A Glance

  • Period

    1426-1435
  • Geography

    Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
  • Material

    Porcelain with cobalt under colorless glaze
  • Dimension

    H x Diam: 12.6 × 26.6 cm (4 15/16 × 10 1/2 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1945.35a-b
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1945.35a-b

Object Details

  • Description

    Blue-and-white.
    Clay: fine white porcelain.
    Glaze: transparent, faintly bluish.
    Decoration: in underglaze blue, waves, dragons, lotus panels outside. Six-character mark of the period inside bottom.
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Luxury and Luminosity: Visual Culture and the Ming Court (July 3, 2004 to June 26, 2005)
    Chinese Ceramics (May 9, 1993 to April 17, 1995)
    Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)
    Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)
    Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics (March 7, 1957 to January 1, 1963)
    Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics, 1955 (September 19, 1955 to November 10, 1955)
    Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 13 (November 10, 1955 to March 1, 1957)
    Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1953 (May 26, 1953 to September 15, 1953)
    Special Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1946 (August 7, 1946 to January 7, 1947)
    Stone Sculpture, Buddhist Bronze, and Chinese Painting (May 2, 1923 to February 25, 1956)
  • Origin

    Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
  • Type

    Vessel
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