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Object Details

• Description

  Blue and white aster pattern, foliate rim, beribboned lozenge with reverse swastika, mark in underglaze blue within a double circle.

• Provenance

  To 1987

  Mrs. John A. Pope, Washington DC [1]

  From 1987

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mrs. John A. Pope, Washington, DC [2]

  Notes:

  [1] Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Annemarie Henle Pope (1907-2001)

  Dr. John Alexander Pope (1906-1982)

• Origin

  Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Mrs. John Alexander Pope

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1720s, 1730s

• Name

  Pope, John Alexander, Pope, Annemarie Henle

• Place

  China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen

• Topic

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

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)