Vase

Object Details

• Description

  Monochrome - peach bloom.

  Clay: fine-grained white porcelain.

  Glaze: "peach bloom" of uniform reddish color.

  Decoration: none.

  Six-character Kangxi mark.

• Marks

  Six-character Kangxi mark.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)

  Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Ceramics (March 7, 1957 to January 1, 1963)

  Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 13 (November 10, 1955 to March 1, 1957)

• Origin

  Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1720s, 1660s

• Place

  China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen

• Topic

  Porcelain, Art, Kangxi reign (1662 - 1722), Chinese Art, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911), Jingdezhen ware

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)