Cup stand

Object Details

• Description

  Cup stand with raised ring in center and everted foliate rim forming eight brackets.

  Clay: porcelain.

  Glaze: transparent. Base unglazed, burnt brownish orange.

  Decoration: Painted in underglaze cobalt, a peony spray in center: minute designs of concentric brackets on the raised central ring; a chrysanthemum band; eight floral sprays conforming to the molded segments of the cavetto (four lotus blossoms diametrically placed, alternating with two pairs of other flowers); a classic scroll on the rim; thunder pattern on the rim edge. Lotus-petal panels frame the base.

• Provenance

  To 1946

  Eric Wolters, Beijing, China [1]

  From 1946 to 1982

  John A. Pope (1906-1982), Washington, DC, purchased from Eric Wolters, Beijing [2]

  From 1982 to 1987

  Mrs. John A. Pope, Washington, DC, ownership transferred to Mrs. Pope after the death of her husband, John A. Pope [3]

  From 1987

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Mrs. John A. Pope, Washington DC [4]

  Notes:

  [1] Curatorial Remark 4 in the object record.

  [2] Curatorial Remarks 4 and 7 in the object record.

  [3] Curatorial Remark 7 in the object record.

  [4] See note 3.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Plum Blossoms, Chrysanthemums, and Bamboo (July 30 to December 4, 2011)

  Chinese Ceramics (May 9, 1993 to April 17, 1995)

  The Arts of China (November 18, 1990 to September 7, 2014)

  Ming Porcelains: A Retrospective (October 29, 1970 to January 31, 1971)

  Mostra d'arte Cinese (1954)

  Blue-Decorated Porcelain of the Ming Dynasty (Autumn 1949)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Dr. John Alexander Pope (1906-1982)

  Eric Wolters

  Annemarie Henle Pope (1907-2001)

• Origin

  Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Furniture and Furnishing

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• Date

  1300s

• Name

  Pope, John Alexander, Pope, Annemarie Henle, Wolters, Eric

• Place

  China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen

• Topic

  Cobalt pigment, Porcelain, Art, Peony, Chrysanthemum, Chinese Art, Hongwu reign (1368 - 1398), Ceramics, Flowers, Jingdezhen ware, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), Lotus

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Furniture, Furnishings