Jarlet

Object Details

• Description

  Porcelain with sketchy cobalt decoration under pronounced bluish-toned (qingbai) glaze, in which the glazer's fingerprints appear.

• Provenance

  From possibly 1968 to 1982

  John A. Pope (1906-1982), Washington DC, possibly acquired in Manila, Philippines in 1968. [1]

  From 1982 to 1997

  Mrs. John A. Pope, Washington DC, ownership transferred to Mrs. Pope after the death of her husband, John A. Pope. [2]

  From 1997

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

  Notes:

  [1] According to Louise Cort’s remarks dated Dec 8, 1997: “It is quite possible that Dr. Pope purchased the jarlets in the Philippines for modest sums or even received them as gifts at the time of the 1968 Manila Trade Ceramics Seminar.” See Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] See Acquisition Consideration Form, copy in object file, Collections Management Office.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Dr. John Alexander Pope (1906-1982)

  Annemarie Henle Pope (1907-2001)

  Leandro Locsin

• Origin

  Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Mrs. John Alexander Pope

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1200s, 1300s

• Name

  Pope, John Alexander, Locsin, Leandro, Pope, Annemarie Henle

• Place

  China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen

• Topic

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

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)