Vase

Object Details

• Description

  A blue and white Yen-Yen vase, Kangxi period (A.D. 1662-1722). The tall baluster-form body and trumpet neck painted with a continuous scene of deer in a rocky landscape with vegetation, all drawn in a brilliant underglaze-blue of violet tone, good condition except for one small chip in the foot.

• Provenance

  To 1991

  Pierre Durand, The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, NY, to 1991

  From 1991

  Freer Gallery of Art, given by Pierre Durand in 1991

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  The Peacock Room in Blue and White (May 18, 2019 to June 1, 2022)

  Chinamania (2016) (July 9, 2016 to June 4, 2017)

  The Peacock Room (May 2, 1923 to February 21, 2011)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Pierre Durand

• Origin

  Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Pierre Durand

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1720s, 1660s

• Name

  Durand, Pierre

• Place

  China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen

• Topic

  Landscapes, Cobalt pigment, Porcelain, Art, Animals, Chinese Art, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911), Ceramics, Jingdezhen ware

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)