Stem cup
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Period
1465-1487 -
Geography
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China -
Material
Porcelain with cobalt under the glaze and enamels over the glaze in the "doucai" (joined colors) technique -
Dimension
H x Diam: 8 × 6.3 cm (3 1/8 × 2 1/2 in) -
Accession Number
F1951.16a-c -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1951.16a-c
Object Details
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Description
Stem cup with doucai decoration. Interior with single blue line around rim. Exterior with stylized lotus flower medallions framed by decorative borders. Double blue line around foot rim. Six-character Ch'eng-hua mark in blue on base of stem. -
Marks
Six-character Ch'eng-hua mark in blue on base of stem. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)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 (March 15, 1982 to July 10, 1986)Chinese Art (March 9, 1981 to March 12, 1982)Chinese Ceramics (May 9, 1980 to March 6, 1981)Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)Chinese Calligraphy and Ceramics (April 18, 1977 to April 8, 1978)Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)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)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 -
On View
Freer Gallery 13: Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China -
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