Incense burner

Object Details

• Description

  Object is a deep, straight sided, blue and white glazed stoneware cup, set on a small raised foot. The glaze does not cover most of the interior of the cup, or the underside of the foot, revealing in both areas a tan and reddish brown ware. The "white" areas of glazing are actually more light blue than white. Wheel thrown, the interior bottom has deep ridged depressions that look like they were formed by someone's fingers when the cup was made.

• Provenance

  To 1991

  Maureen R. Jacoby (d. 2002), Chestertown, Maryland. [1]

  From 1991

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Maureen R. Jacoby, Chestertown, Maryland. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] See Deed of Gift, copy in object file, Collections Management Office.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Mrs. Maureen R. Jacoby (1927– 2002)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Mrs. Maureen R. Jacoby in memory of Rolf Jacoby

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1590s, 1500s

• Name

  Jacoby, Maureen R.

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Porcelain, Art, Chinese Art, Incense, Ceramics, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)