Dish with dragon design, one of a pair with F1992.5

Object Details

• Description

  One of a pair of blue and white porcelain dishes early Kangxi period, each shallow circular saucer painted with two dragons contesting a flaming pearl in the center and with white waves and demi-florettes on blue wash grounds at the rim, the underside with ribbon-tied emblems and the base with a square seal within a double ring.

• Inscriptions

  (From J.J. Lally appraisal, January 1992) The base with a square seal within a double ring.

• Provenance

  To 1992

  John Gruber, New York to 1992

  From 1992

  Freer Gallery of Art, given by John Gruber in 1992

• 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

  John Gruber

• Origin

  Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Mr. John Gruber in memory of John Alexander Pope

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1720s, 1660s

• Name

  Gruber, John

• Place

  China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen

• Topic

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

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)