Plate with design of battling warriors, one of a pair with F1992.15.2

Object Details

• Description

  One of a pair of large blue and white dishes, Kangxi period, each freely painted in the central roundel with a pair of warriors on horseback and two foot soldiers bearing flags in simple landscape of rockwork and a single tree, the rim with six petal-shaped panels, each filled with boldly painted warrior on a galloping horse with a foot soldier following close behind and with alternating diaper between panels, the reverse with flower sprays above a large ruyi head, the base with six character Chenghua mark in underglaze blue.

• Inscriptions

  (From appraisal by J.J. Lally, 24 February 1992) The base with six character Chenghua mark in underglaze blue.

• Provenance

  To 1992

  Pierre Durand, The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, NY, to 1992

  From 1992

  Freer Gallery of Art, given by Pierre Durand in 1992

• 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 Mr. Pierre Durand

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1720s, 1660s

• Name

  Durand, Pierre

• Place

  China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen

• Topic

  Trees, Wars, Warrior, Art, Chinese Art, Ceramics, Flowers, Landscapes, Cobalt pigment, Porcelain, Animals, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911), Horses, Jingdezhen ware, Scepter

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)