Part of base and body of bottle in two pieces

Object Details

• Description

  Fragments of blue and white porcelain with clear glaze. Consists of four sherds adhered together.

• Provenance

  To 1957

  John A. Pope (1906-1982), Washington DC [1]

  From 1957

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

  Notes:

  [1] See object file, Collections Management Office.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Exhibition History

  Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe (January 24 to May 7, 2000)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Dr. John Alexander Pope (1906-1982)

• Origin

  Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China

• Credit Line

  Gift of John A. Pope

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1300s

• Name

  Pope, John Alexander

• Place

  China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen

• Topic

  Porcelain, Art, Chinese Art, Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368), Ceramics, Jingdezhen ware, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)