Dish, one of a pair with F1992.55.2

Object Details

• Description

  Round, shallow blue and white glazed bowl/plate. Decoration in dark blue underglaze depicts figure with outstretched arms ("Leaping Boy") to the left of a house/shrine. Small rural, mountain scenes surround. Three floral compositions along interior of sloping rim.

• Provenance

  Recovered from the Geldermalsen Shipwreck [1]

  From 1986 to 1992

  Mrs. Ruth Ganister and Mr. Anton Rosenthal, West Chester, PA, purchased at auction, "The Nanking Cargo," Christie's, Amsterdam, April 28 - May 2, 1986, lot no. 4616C [2]

  From 1992

  Freer Gallery of Art, given by Mrs. Ruth Ganister and Mr. Anton Rosenthal in 1992

  Notes:

  [1] According to information in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

• 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

  Mrs. Ruth Ganister

  Mr. Anton Rosenthal

• Origin

  Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Ruth E. Ganister and Anton H. Rosenthal

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1740s, 1750s

• Name

  Ganister, Ruth, Rosenthal, Anton

• Place

  China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen

• Topic

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

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)