Vase
Label Text
A rich blue enamel glaze, with areas of green, characterizes this Ming or Qing dynasty Chinese porcelain vase. It was purchased in Japan in 1907 - one of the few ceramics purchases that Freer made during his travels there. Back home in Detroit, the collector noted to himself: "Learn period. Is it Ming or later?" In Detroit, he displayed it with a number of Jun or Jun-style wares, creating a harmony in blue to complement Whistler's interior decorations, which Freer referred to as "the Blue Room."
Object Name
Vase
Dated
mid 17th-19th century
Period
Ming or Qing dynasty
Medium
Porcelain with enamel glaze
Dimensions
HxW: 24.5 x 9.6 cm
Country
China
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Iteration
2
Shelf Number
89
Wall
South
Title
Vase
Object Number
F1907.74
Image
http://141.217.97.109/plugins/Dropbox/files/peacock-jpg/JPEG/F1907.74.jpg
Collection
Citation
"Vase," in The Peacock Room, Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Accession No. F1907.74, Item #3196, http://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3196 (accessed April 25, 2024).
