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Object Details

• Description

  Blue and white glazed plate. Shallow flat center, with scalloped bowl and rim. Inscription on base. Stylized floral designs in dark blue glaze over blue-white glaze.

• Provenance

  To 1992

  Ambassador Jack Wilson Lydman (1914-2005), Washington, DC, to 1992 [1]

  From 1992

  Freer Gallery of Art, given by Ambassador Jack Wilson Lydman in 1992

  Notes:

  [1] Ambassador Lydman was served in Thailand (1955-1958), Indonesia (1958-1961 and 1965-1969), and Malaysia (1969-1974).

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

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

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

• Previous custodian or owner

  Ambassador Jack Wilson Lydman (1914-2005)

• Origin

  Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China

• Credit Line

  Gift of the Lydman Collection

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1730s, 1660s

• Name

  Lydman, Jack Wilson

• Place

  China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen

• Topic

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

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)