Waster of water dropper in form of peach

Object Details

• Description

  Qingbai fragment with underglaze copper splashes.

• Inscriptions

  Mark written in black pigment on base: 1943 GTO.

• Provenance

  To 1968

  Leandro Locsin, Manila Philippines. [1]

  From 1968 to 1978

  John A. Pope, Washington DC, acquired from Leandro Locsin in Manila, Philippines. [2]

  From 1978

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of John A. Pope, Washington DC [3]

  Notes:

  [1] Curatorial Remarks 1 and 4 in the object record.

  [2] According to Louise Cort’s remark from April 4, 2014, “John Pope probably received this sherd from Leandro Locsin while in Manila in 1968 for the Trade Ceramics Seminar.” See Curatorial Remark 4 in the object record.

  [3] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Exhibition History

  Chinese Ceramics: Art and Technology (November 19, 1984 to February 24, 1985)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Leandro Locsin

  Dr. John Alexander Pope (1906-1982)

• Origin

  Jingdezhen, China

• Credit Line

  Gift of John A. Pope

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1200s, 1300s

• Name

  Pope, John Alexander, Locsin, Leandro

• Place

  China, Philippines, Jingdezhen

• Topic

  Porcelain, Art, Qingbai ware, Chinese Art, Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368), Ceramics

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)