Bowl

Object Details

• Description

  The bowl is rounded and relatively deep with a slightly flared lip and a wide low foot. The glaze is a light green/blue color; on the outside surface is a painted underglaze design comprised of volutes and plant forms executed in a calligraphic style.

• Provenance

  To 1991

  Maureen R. Jacoby (died 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

  Dongguan, Guangdong province, China

• Credit Line

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

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  1920s, 1870s

• Name

  Jacoby, Maureen R.

• Place

  China, Guangdong province, Dongguan

• Topic

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

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)