<![CDATA[The Peacock Room]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/browse/tag/china/page/2?output=rss2 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:56:35 +0000 libwebmaster@wayne.edu (The Peacock Room) Zend_Feed http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Baluster vase, from a five-piece garniture (F1980.190--194)]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3317

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Title

Baluster vase, from a five-piece garniture (F1980.190--194)

Description

Vase
The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania." <p>When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Date

1662-1722

Contributor

Gift of Myron S. Falk, Jr. and his sisters, Mrs. Mildred F. Loew and Mrs. Eleanor F. Lenzner

Format

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze
HxWxD: 40.2 x 13.0 x 13.0 cm

Identifier

F1980.192a-c
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Coverage

1
162
West
Qing dynasty
Jingdezhen
China

Freer

Label Text

The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania."

When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Object Name

Vase

Dated

1662-1722

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze

Dimensions

HxWxD: 40.2 x 13.0 x 13.0 cm

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Myron S. Falk, Jr. and his sisters, Mrs. Mildred F. Loew and Mrs. Eleanor F. Lenzner

Iteration

1

Shelf Number

162

Wall

West

Title

Baluster vase, from a five-piece garniture (F1980.190--194)

Object Number

F1980.192a-c

Image

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Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:46:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Dish with dragon design, one of a pair with F1992.5]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3312

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Title

Dish with dragon design, one of a pair with F1992.5

Description

Dish
The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania." <p>When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Date

mid 17th-early 18th century

Contributor

Gift of Mr. John Gruber in memory of John Alexander Pope

Format

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
HxWxD: 3.5 x 20.5 x 20.5 cm

Identifier

F1992.6
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Coverage

1
160
West
Qing dynasty
Jingdezhen
China

Freer

Label Text

The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania."

When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Object Name

Dish

Dated

mid 17th-early 18th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions

HxWxD: 3.5 x 20.5 x 20.5 cm

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. John Gruber in memory of John Alexander Pope

Iteration

1

Shelf Number

160

Wall

West

Title

Dish with dragon design, one of a pair with F1992.5

Object Number

F1992.6

Image

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Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:45:59 +0000 <![CDATA[Dish, one of a pair with F1992.34.2]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3311

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Title

Dish, one of a pair with F1992.34.2

Description

Dish
The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania." <p>When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Date

late 17th-early 18th century

Contributor

Gift of the Lydman Collection

Format

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
HxWxD: 4.6 x 20.2 x 20.2 cm

Identifier

F1992.34.1
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Coverage

1
159
West
Qing dynasty
Jingdezhen
China

Freer

Label Text

The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania."

When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Object Name

Dish

Dated

late 17th-early 18th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions

HxWxD: 4.6 x 20.2 x 20.2 cm

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of the Lydman Collection

Iteration

1

Shelf Number

159

Wall

West

Title

Dish, one of a pair with F1992.34.2

Object Number

F1992.34.1

Image

http://141.217.97.109/plugins/Dropbox/files/peacock-jpg/JPEG/F1992.34.1.jpg

Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:45:59 +0000 <![CDATA[Rouleau-shaped vase]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3303

Dublin Core

Title

Rouleau-shaped vase

Description

Vase
The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania." <p>When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Date

1662-1722

Contributor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Myron S. Falk, Jr.

Format

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze
Jingdezhen ware
H: 20.3 cm

Identifier

F1982.17
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Coverage

1
153
West
Qing dynasty
Jingdezhen
China

Freer

Label Text

The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania."

When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Object Name

Vase

Ware

Jingdezhen ware

Dated

1662-1722

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze

Dimensions

H: 20.3 cm

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Myron S. Falk, Jr.

Iteration

1

Shelf Number

153

Wall

West

Title

Rouleau-shaped vase

Object Number

F1982.17

Image

http://141.217.97.109/plugins/Dropbox/files/peacock-jpg/JPEG/F1982.17.jpg

Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:45:40 +0000 <![CDATA[Vase, one of a pair with F1991.59]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3302

Dublin Core

Title

Vase, one of a pair with F1991.59

Description

Vase
The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania." <p>When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Date

mid 17th-early 18th century

Contributor

Gift of Helen D. Lally

Format

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
HxWxD: 26.7 x 11.1 x 11.1 cm

Identifier

F1991.60
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Coverage

1
152
West
Qing dynasty
Jingdezhen
China

Freer

Label Text

The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania."

When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Object Name

Vase

Dated

mid 17th-early 18th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions

HxWxD: 26.7 x 11.1 x 11.1 cm

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Helen D. Lally

Iteration

1

Shelf Number

152

Wall

West

Title

Vase, one of a pair with F1991.59

Object Number

F1991.60

Image

http://141.217.97.109/plugins/Dropbox/files/peacock-jpg/JPEG/F1991.60.jpg

Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:45:40 +0000 <![CDATA[Dish]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3293

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Title

Dish

Description

Dish
The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania." <p>When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Date

1662-1722

Contributor

Purchase

Format

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
HxWxD: 3.4 x 23.7 x 23.7 cm

Identifier

F1994.26.1
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Coverage

1
145
West
Qing dynasty
Jingdezhen
China

Freer

Label Text

The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania."

When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Object Name

Dish

Dated

1662-1722

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions

HxWxD: 3.4 x 23.7 x 23.7 cm

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Credit Line

Purchase

Iteration

1

Shelf Number

145

Wall

West

Title

Dish

Object Number

F1994.26.1

Image

http://141.217.97.109/plugins/Dropbox/files/peacock-jpg/JPEG/F1994.26.1.jpg

Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:45:35 +0000 <![CDATA[Vase, one of a pair with F1982.21]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3290

Dublin Core

Title

Vase, one of a pair with F1982.21

Description

Vase
The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania." <p>When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Date

1662-1722

Contributor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Myron S. Falk, Jr.

Format

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
Jingdezhen ware
HxWxD: 43.2 x 20.5 x 20.5 cm

Identifier

F1982.22
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Coverage

1
143
West
Qing dynasty
Jingdezhen
China

Freer

Label Text

The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania."

When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Object Name

Vase

Ware

Jingdezhen ware

Dated

1662-1722

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions

HxWxD: 43.2 x 20.5 x 20.5 cm

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Myron S. Falk, Jr.

Iteration

1

Shelf Number

143

Wall

West

Title

Vase, one of a pair with F1982.21

Object Number

F1982.22

Image

http://141.217.97.109/plugins/Dropbox/files/peacock-jpg/JPEG/F1982.22.jpg

Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:45:32 +0000 <![CDATA[Tomb jar]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3289

Dublin Core

Title

Tomb jar

Description

Tomb jar
In the Peacock Room in Detroit, Freer displayed this Han dynasty tomb jar with several other examples of early Chinese funerary wares. The cultural significance of the jar, however, was probably less compelling for him than its textured, iridescent silvery-green surface. Around the same time that he purchased the jar, he was also acquiring medieval Near Eastern ceramics and contemporary art pottery from Detroit's Pewabic workshop. Both of these types of ceramics also featured iridescent glazes and mottled surfaces, qualities that, for Freer, resonated with the tonalism of his American paintings collection.

Date

early 1st-early 3rd century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Yamanaka and Co.

Format

Earthenware with copper-green lead-silicate glaze
HxW: 38.5 x 30.4 cm

Identifier

F1905.82
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Coverage

2
143
West
Eastern Han dynasty
China
United States
New York
New York

Freer

Label Text

In the Peacock Room in Detroit, Freer displayed this Han dynasty tomb jar with several other examples of early Chinese funerary wares. The cultural significance of the jar, however, was probably less compelling for him than its textured, iridescent silvery-green surface. Around the same time that he purchased the jar, he was also acquiring medieval Near Eastern ceramics and contemporary art pottery from Detroit's Pewabic workshop. Both of these types of ceramics also featured iridescent glazes and mottled surfaces, qualities that, for Freer, resonated with the tonalism of his American paintings collection.

Object Name

Tomb jar

Dated

early 1st-early 3rd century

Period

Eastern Han dynasty

Medium

Earthenware with copper-green lead-silicate glaze

Dimensions

HxW: 38.5 x 30.4 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

143

Wall

West

Title

Tomb jar

Object Number

F1905.82

Freer Source

Yamanaka and Co.

Freer Source City

New York

Freer Source State

New York

Freer Source Country

United States

Image

http://141.217.97.109/plugins/Dropbox/files/peacock-jpg/JPEG/F1905.82.jpg

Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:45:32 +0000 <![CDATA[Jar with cover]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3284

Dublin Core

Title

Jar with cover

Description

Jar
The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania." <p>When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Date

late 17th-early 18th century

Contributor

Purchase--Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation

Format

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
Jingdezhen ware
HxWxD: 44.5 x 23.5 x 23.5 cm

Identifier

F1986.21a-c
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Coverage

1
138
West
Qing dynasty
Jingdezhen
China

Freer

Label Text

The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania."

When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Object Name

Jar

Ware

Jingdezhen ware

Dated

late 17th-early 18th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions

HxWxD: 44.5 x 23.5 x 23.5 cm

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Credit Line

Purchase--Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation

Iteration

1

Shelf Number

138

Wall

West

Title

Jar with cover

Object Number

F1986.21a-c

Image

http://141.217.97.109/plugins/Dropbox/files/peacock-jpg/JPEG/F1986.21a-c.jpg

Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:45:32 +0000 <![CDATA[Jar with five vertical lugs and short spout]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3282

Dublin Core

Title

Jar with five vertical lugs and short spout

Description

Jar

Date

16th-mid 17th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Y. Fujita and Company

Format

Stoneware with iron slip under mottled ash glaze.
HxW: 19.0 x 24.8 cm

Identifier

F1901.174
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Coverage

2
137
West
Ming dynasty
China
Japan
Kyoto

Freer

Object Name

Jar

Dated

16th-mid 17th century

Period

Ming dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with iron slip under mottled ash glaze.

Dimensions

HxW: 19.0 x 24.8 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

137

Wall

West

Title

Jar with five vertical lugs and short spout

Object Number

F1901.174

Freer Source

Y. Fujita and Company

Freer Source City

Kyoto

Freer Source Country

Japan

Image

http://141.217.97.109/plugins/Dropbox/files/peacock-jpg/JPEG/F1901.174.jpg

Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:45:32 +0000 <![CDATA[Jar with five loop handles and relief floral vinescroll decoration]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3281

Dublin Core

Title

Jar with five loop handles and relief floral vinescroll decoration

Description

Jar
Zhangzhou kilns

Date

16th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Yamanaka and Co.

Format

Stoneware with copper-green lead-silicate glaze
Zhangzhou ware
HxW: 23.5 x 23.1 cm

Identifier

F1902.204
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Coverage

2
136
West
Ming dynasty
China
United States
New York
New York

Freer

Object Name

Jar

Ware

Zhangzhou ware

Dated

16th century

Period

Ming dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with copper-green lead-silicate glaze

Dimensions

HxW: 23.5 x 23.1 cm

Locale

Zhangzhou kilns

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

136

Wall

West

Title

Jar with five loop handles and relief floral vinescroll decoration

Object Number

F1902.204

Freer Source

Yamanaka and Co.

Freer Source City

New York

Freer Source State

New York

Freer Source Country

United States

Image

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:45:32 +0000 <![CDATA[Jar]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3279

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Title

Jar

Description

Vase

Date

6th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Yamanaka and Co.

Format

Earthenware with copper-green lead-silicate glaze
HxW: 34.2 x 27.5 cm

Identifier

F1906.243
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Coverage

2
134
West
Northern Qi or Northern Zhou dynasty
China
United States
New York
New York

Freer

Object Name

Vase

Dated

6th century

Period

Northern Qi or Northern Zhou dynasty

Medium

Earthenware with copper-green lead-silicate glaze

Dimensions

HxW: 34.2 x 27.5 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

134

Wall

West

Title

Jar

Object Number

F1906.243

Freer Source

Yamanaka and Co.

Freer Source City

New York

Freer Source State

New York

Freer Source Country

United States

Image

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:45:28 +0000 <![CDATA[Vase, one of a pair with F1982.22]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3278

Dublin Core

Title

Vase, one of a pair with F1982.22

Description

Vase
The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania." <p>When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Date

1662-1722

Contributor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Myron S. Falk, Jr.

Format

Jingdezhen ware
HxWxD: 42.0 x 20.5 x 20.5 cm

Identifier

F1982.21
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Coverage

1
134
West
Qing dynasty
Jingdezhen
China

Freer

Label Text

The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania."

When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Object Name

Vase

Ware

Jingdezhen ware

Dated

1662-1722

Period

Qing dynasty

Dimensions

HxWxD: 42.0 x 20.5 x 20.5 cm

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Myron S. Falk, Jr.

Iteration

1

Shelf Number

134

Wall

West

Title

Vase, one of a pair with F1982.22

Object Number

F1982.21

Image

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:45:28 +0000 <![CDATA[Dish]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3276

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Title

Dish

Description

Dish
The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania." <p>When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Date

18th century

Contributor

Gift of Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel

Format

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
HxWxD: 2.9 x 13.7 x 13.7 cm

Identifier

F1991.49
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Coverage

1
132
West
Qing dynasty
Jingdezhen
China

Freer

Label Text

The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania."

When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Object Name

Dish

Dated

18th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions

HxWxD: 2.9 x 13.7 x 13.7 cm

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel

Iteration

1

Shelf Number

132

Wall

West

Title

Dish

Object Number

F1991.49

Image

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:45:23 +0000 <![CDATA[Vase]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3275

Dublin Core

Title

Vase

Description

Vase
Shiwan kilns

Date

18th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Format

Stoneware with Guan-style glaze
Shiwan (Shekwan) ware
HxW: 27.4 x 18.5 cm

Identifier

F1907.55a-b
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Coverage

2
132
West
Qing dynasty
China

Freer

Object Name

Vase

Ware

Shiwan (Shekwan) ware

Dated

18th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with Guan-style glaze

Dimensions

HxW: 27.4 x 18.5 cm

Locale

Shiwan kilns

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

132

Wall

West

Title

Vase

Object Number

F1907.55a-b

Image

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:45:23 +0000 <![CDATA[Vase]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3274

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Title

Vase

Description

Vase
After purchasing this nineteenth century vase in China, Freer speculated that it was "probably Ming but may be later Yuan." It is now known to be of more recent date, from the Qing dynasty of China. Its saturated coloration, with splashes of strawberry red and cobalt blue, relates to the many piece of Jun and Jun-style wares that Freer displayed on the adjacent wall, beneath Whistler's mural of two battling peacocks.

Date

19th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Format

Stoneware with Jun-style glaze and copper pigment
Guangdong ware
HxW: 17.2 x 7.5 cm

Identifier

F1907.65a-b
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Coverage

2
131
West
Qing dynasty
China

Freer

Label Text

After purchasing this nineteenth century vase in China, Freer speculated that it was "probably Ming but may be later Yuan." It is now known to be of more recent date, from the Qing dynasty of China. Its saturated coloration, with splashes of strawberry red and cobalt blue, relates to the many piece of Jun and Jun-style wares that Freer displayed on the adjacent wall, beneath Whistler's mural of two battling peacocks.

Object Name

Vase

Ware

Guangdong ware

Dated

19th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with Jun-style glaze and copper pigment

Dimensions

HxW: 17.2 x 7.5 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

131

Wall

West

Title

Vase

Object Number

F1907.65a-b

Image

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:45:18 +0000 <![CDATA[Vase in form of cong]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3273

Dublin Core

Title

Vase in form of cong

Description

Vase
Shiwan kilns
Strong horizontal and vertical lines characterize this Ming dynasty vase decorated with narrow bands in relief. It is a square shape&#151;known as <i>cong</i>&#151;that combines a square outer tube with a circular inner section. The form appears much earlier, in ancient Chinese jades. Here, the stoneware form is adapted for use as a flower-vase; its brilliant deep cream glaze that has a slight iridescence. Freer purchased it in 1907 during a trip to China.

Date

16th-mid 17th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Format

Stoneware with opaque ivory glaze
Shiwan (Shekwan) ware
HxW: 22.7 x 9.1 cm

Identifier

F1907.44
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Coverage

2
130
West
Ming dynasty
China

Freer

Label Text

Strong horizontal and vertical lines characterize this Ming dynasty vase decorated with narrow bands in relief. It is a square shape—known as cong—that combines a square outer tube with a circular inner section. The form appears much earlier, in ancient Chinese jades. Here, the stoneware form is adapted for use as a flower-vase; its brilliant deep cream glaze that has a slight iridescence. Freer purchased it in 1907 during a trip to China.

Object Name

Vase

Ware

Shiwan (Shekwan) ware

Dated

16th-mid 17th century

Period

Ming dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with opaque ivory glaze

Dimensions

HxW: 22.7 x 9.1 cm

Locale

Shiwan kilns

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

130

Wall

West

Title

Vase in form of cong

Object Number

F1907.44

Image

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:45:13 +0000 <![CDATA[Dish]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3272

Dublin Core

Title

Dish

Description

Dish
The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania." <p>When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Date

1662-1722

Contributor

Purchase

Format

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
HxWxD: 3.4 x 23.7 x 23.7 cm

Identifier

F1994.26.2
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Coverage

1
129
West
Qing dynasty
Jingdezhen
China

Freer

Label Text

The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania."

When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Object Name

Dish

Dated

1662-1722

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions

HxWxD: 3.4 x 23.7 x 23.7 cm

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Credit Line

Purchase

Iteration

1

Shelf Number

129

Wall

West

Title

Dish

Object Number

F1994.26.2

Image

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:45:13 +0000 <![CDATA[Tomb jar]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3271

Dublin Core

Title

Tomb jar

Description

Tomb jar
An oxidized, iridescent patina resulting from disintegration of the glaze adds to the surface complexity of this Eastern Han dynasty tomb jar. Dated to first- to the early-third-century China, it was purchased by Freer in 1905, from the New York store of Yamanaka and Company. He was probably less interested in its cultural origins than in its aesthetic qualities, which he believed harmonized with the tonalism of his American paintings.

Date

early 1st-early 3rd century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Yamanaka and Co.

Format

Earthenware with copper-green lead-silicate glaze
HxW: 14.2 x 17.5 cm

Identifier

F1905.88
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Coverage

2
129
West
Eastern Han dynasty
China
United States
New York
New York

Freer

Label Text

An oxidized, iridescent patina resulting from disintegration of the glaze adds to the surface complexity of this Eastern Han dynasty tomb jar. Dated to first- to the early-third-century China, it was purchased by Freer in 1905, from the New York store of Yamanaka and Company. He was probably less interested in its cultural origins than in its aesthetic qualities, which he believed harmonized with the tonalism of his American paintings.

Object Name

Tomb jar

Dated

early 1st-early 3rd century

Period

Eastern Han dynasty

Medium

Earthenware with copper-green lead-silicate glaze

Dimensions

HxW: 14.2 x 17.5 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

129

Wall

West

Title

Tomb jar

Object Number

F1905.88

Freer Source

Yamanaka and Co.

Freer Source City

New York

Freer Source State

New York

Freer Source Country

United States

Image

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:45:13 +0000 <![CDATA[Flower pot stand]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3270

Dublin Core

Title

Flower pot stand

Description

Flower pot stand
This Jun-style ceramic stand was originally intended to hold a flower pot of complementary design and color. First created in Henan Province in northern China, Jun ware was later imitated at other important centers of ceramics production, such as Jingdezhen in Jiangxi Province. The style remained fashionable among scholar-collectors and flower connoisseurs, and experienced a resurgence in popularity during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Copies of earlier forms and glazes became so accomplished that it is often difficult to distinguish them from the originals. Freer believed this piece, which he purchased during his 1907 trip to China, was from Yuan dynasty in the fourteenth century, but it may actually be a much later Qing dynasty vessel. In the Peacock Room, Freer ignored its original function as a stand and displayed it on its side, so the various shades of blue and violet on the interior were visible.

Date

14th century or 18th-19th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Format

Stoneware with Jun or Jun-style glaze
Jun ware or imitation
HxWxD: 10.9 x 25.7 x 20.8 cm

Identifier

F1907.42a-b
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Coverage

2
128
West
Yuan or Qing dynasty
China

Freer

Label Text

This Jun-style ceramic stand was originally intended to hold a flower pot of complementary design and color. First created in Henan Province in northern China, Jun ware was later imitated at other important centers of ceramics production, such as Jingdezhen in Jiangxi Province. The style remained fashionable among scholar-collectors and flower connoisseurs, and experienced a resurgence in popularity during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Copies of earlier forms and glazes became so accomplished that it is often difficult to distinguish them from the originals. Freer believed this piece, which he purchased during his 1907 trip to China, was from Yuan dynasty in the fourteenth century, but it may actually be a much later Qing dynasty vessel. In the Peacock Room, Freer ignored its original function as a stand and displayed it on its side, so the various shades of blue and violet on the interior were visible.

Object Name

Flower pot stand

Ware

Jun ware or imitation

Dated

14th century or 18th-19th century

Period

Yuan or Qing dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with Jun or Jun-style glaze

Dimensions

HxWxD: 10.9 x 25.7 x 20.8 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

128

Wall

West

Title

Flower pot stand

Object Number

F1907.42a-b

Image

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:45:08 +0000 <![CDATA[Jar]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3269

Dublin Core

Title

Jar

Description

Jar
Freer made special note of the carved design on the base of this Yuan dynasty jar, a star-shaped or spoked mark that appears on other ceramics in Freer's collection. The gray stoneware with copper pigment is glazed in an opaque blue gray, and its finish bears an all-over crackle brown stain with areas of reddish purple and flecks of green. The uneven and sometimes heavy blobs that appear towards the base of the jar are characteristic of Jun-ware ceramics; Freer displayed more than 40 Jun or Juan-style vessels in the Peacock Room beneath Whistler's fighting peacock mural.

Date

1279-1368

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Format

Stoneware with Jun glaze and copper pigment
Jun ware
HxW: 12.0 x 16.1 cm

Identifier

F1907.64
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Coverage

2
127
West
Yuan dynasty
China

Freer

Label Text

Freer made special note of the carved design on the base of this Yuan dynasty jar, a star-shaped or spoked mark that appears on other ceramics in Freer's collection. The gray stoneware with copper pigment is glazed in an opaque blue gray, and its finish bears an all-over crackle brown stain with areas of reddish purple and flecks of green. The uneven and sometimes heavy blobs that appear towards the base of the jar are characteristic of Jun-ware ceramics; Freer displayed more than 40 Jun or Juan-style vessels in the Peacock Room beneath Whistler's fighting peacock mural.

Object Name

Jar

Ware

Jun ware

Dated

1279-1368

Period

Yuan dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with Jun glaze and copper pigment

Dimensions

HxW: 12.0 x 16.1 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

127

Wall

West

Title

Jar

Object Number

F1907.64

Image

http://141.217.97.109/plugins/Dropbox/files/peacock-jpg/JPEG/F1907.64.jpg

Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:45:05 +0000 <![CDATA[Bottle-shaped vase, one of a pair with F1982.19]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3268

Dublin Core

Title

Bottle-shaped vase, one of a pair with F1982.19

Description

Vase
The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania." <p>When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Date

1662-1722

Contributor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Myron S. Falk, Jr.

Format

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze
Jingdezhen ware
HxWxD: 19.7 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm

Identifier

F1982.20
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Coverage

1
127
West
Qing dynasty
Jingdezhen
China

Freer

Label Text

The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania."

When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Object Name

Vase

Ware

Jingdezhen ware

Dated

1662-1722

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze

Dimensions

HxWxD: 19.7 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Myron S. Falk, Jr.

Iteration

1

Shelf Number

127

Wall

West

Title

Bottle-shaped vase, one of a pair with F1982.19

Object Number

F1982.20

Image

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Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:45:04 +0000 <![CDATA[Tomb lamp in the form of a seated figure holding a child]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3267

Dublin Core

Title

Tomb lamp in the form of a seated figure holding a child

Description

Tomb lamp
In his object notes about this second-century Han dynasty tomb lamp, Freer called it "historically important." On his invoice from Yamanaka and Company, from whom he purchased this lamp in 1904, Freer added a note that the vessel was said to have come from the collection of a soldier in Beijing. The vessel is also iconographically interesting in that it bears the motif of a mother and child, traditional Chinese symbols of good luck, future progeny, and family survival.

Date

2nd century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Yamanaka and Co.

Format

Earthenware with copper-green lead-silicate glaze
HxWxD: 22.7 x 9.8 x 9.6 cm

Identifier

F1904.332
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Coverage

2
126
West
Eastern Han dynasty
China
United States
New York
New York

Freer

Label Text

In his object notes about this second-century Han dynasty tomb lamp, Freer called it "historically important." On his invoice from Yamanaka and Company, from whom he purchased this lamp in 1904, Freer added a note that the vessel was said to have come from the collection of a soldier in Beijing. The vessel is also iconographically interesting in that it bears the motif of a mother and child, traditional Chinese symbols of good luck, future progeny, and family survival.

Object Name

Tomb lamp

Dated

2nd century

Period

Eastern Han dynasty

Medium

Earthenware with copper-green lead-silicate glaze

Dimensions

HxWxD: 22.7 x 9.8 x 9.6 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

126

Wall

West

Title

Tomb lamp in the form of a seated figure holding a child

Object Number

F1904.332

Freer Source

Yamanaka and Co.

Freer Source City

New York

Freer Source State

New York

Freer Source Country

United States

Image

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:45:04 +0000 <![CDATA[Jar]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3266

Dublin Core

Title

Jar

Description

Jar
Upon purchasing this late thirteenth-to-fourteenth century Yuan dynasty jar from Yamanaka and Company, Freer described it as "fine" and "very interesting." The vessel is rather large with a bulbous, inverted pear-shaped body and a cylindrical mouth-rim. It is crafted from dark gray clay and glazed in light blue, producing variations of color that range from cream to olive. Its texture is a brownish crackle and the gold lacquer finish inside the rim adds a luminescent quality. Freer displayed the jar on what is now the south wall of the Peacock Room.

Date

late 13th-late 14th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Yamanaka and Co.

Format

Stoneware with Jun glaze; gold lacquer repair
Jun ware
HxW: 23.0 x 25.5 cm

Identifier

F1903.236
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Coverage

2
125
South
Yuan dynasty
China
United States
New York
New York

Freer

Label Text

Upon purchasing this late thirteenth-to-fourteenth century Yuan dynasty jar from Yamanaka and Company, Freer described it as "fine" and "very interesting." The vessel is rather large with a bulbous, inverted pear-shaped body and a cylindrical mouth-rim. It is crafted from dark gray clay and glazed in light blue, producing variations of color that range from cream to olive. Its texture is a brownish crackle and the gold lacquer finish inside the rim adds a luminescent quality. Freer displayed the jar on what is now the south wall of the Peacock Room.

Object Name

Jar

Ware

Jun ware

Dated

late 13th-late 14th century

Period

Yuan dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with Jun glaze; gold lacquer repair

Dimensions

HxW: 23.0 x 25.5 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

125

Wall

South

Title

Jar

Object Number

F1903.236

Freer Source

Yamanaka and Co.

Freer Source City

New York

Freer Source State

New York

Freer Source Country

United States

Image

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:45:04 +0000 <![CDATA[Incense burner]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3265

Dublin Core

Title

Incense burner

Description

Incense burner
The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania." <p>When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Date

late 17th century

Contributor

Anonymous gift

Format

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
Jingdezhen ware
HxW: 14.3 x 23.5 cm

Identifier

F1978.40
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Coverage

1
125
South
Qing dynasty
Jingdezhen
China

Freer

Label Text

The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania."

When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Object Name

Incense burner

Ware

Jingdezhen ware

Dated

late 17th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions

HxW: 14.3 x 23.5 cm

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Credit Line

Anonymous gift

Iteration

1

Shelf Number

125

Wall

South

Title

Incense burner

Object Number

F1978.40

Image

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Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:44:57 +0000 <![CDATA[Beaker-shaped jar with lid]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3263

Dublin Core

Title

Beaker-shaped jar with lid

Description

Jar
The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania." <p>When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Date

1662-1722

Contributor

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Henry Kumm in memory of Florence Mabel Beale

Format

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze
Jingdezhen ware
HxWxD: 32.7 x 13.2 x 13.2 cm

Identifier

F1982.15a-c
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Coverage

1
123
South
Qing dynasty
Jingdezhen
China

Freer

Label Text

The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania."

When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Object Name

Jar

Ware

Jingdezhen ware

Dated

1662-1722

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze

Dimensions

HxWxD: 32.7 x 13.2 x 13.2 cm

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Henry Kumm in memory of Florence Mabel Beale

Iteration

1

Shelf Number

123

Wall

South

Title

Beaker-shaped jar with lid

Object Number

F1982.15a-c

Image

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Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:44:57 +0000 <![CDATA[Vase]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3262

Dublin Core

Title

Vase

Description

Vase
This vase&#151;coated inside with white slip and then dipped, inside and out, into rice-straw ash glaze&#151;exhibits a range of blue tonalities on its exterior: cobalt blue where the glaze was thinly applied, pale blue where it was thicker (on the more horizontal surface of the shoulder). Freer purchased it during his 1907 trip to China. The following year, he displayed the vase in the Peacock Room with more than forty pieces of Jun or "Jun style" ware, massed to create a ceramic "harmony in blue" that resonated with Whistler's interior decoration, whose primary title was "Harmony in Blue and Gold."

Date

mid 17th-19th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Format

Stoneware with white slip beneath rice-straw-ash glaze
Shiwan (Shekwan) ware
HxW: 25.7 x 14.5 cm

Identifier

F1907.40a-b
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Coverage

2
123
South
Qing dynasty
China

Freer

Label Text

This vase—coated inside with white slip and then dipped, inside and out, into rice-straw ash glaze—exhibits a range of blue tonalities on its exterior: cobalt blue where the glaze was thinly applied, pale blue where it was thicker (on the more horizontal surface of the shoulder). Freer purchased it during his 1907 trip to China. The following year, he displayed the vase in the Peacock Room with more than forty pieces of Jun or "Jun style" ware, massed to create a ceramic "harmony in blue" that resonated with Whistler's interior decoration, whose primary title was "Harmony in Blue and Gold."

Object Name

Vase

Ware

Shiwan (Shekwan) ware

Dated

mid 17th-19th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with white slip beneath rice-straw-ash glaze

Dimensions

HxW: 25.7 x 14.5 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

123

Wall

South

Title

Vase

Object Number

F1907.40a-b

Image

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:44:52 +0000 <![CDATA[Baluster-shaped vase]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3261

Dublin Core

Title

Baluster-shaped vase

Description

Vase
The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania." <p>When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Date

19th century

Contributor

Bequest of Margaret Garber Blue

Format

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
Jingdezhen ware
HxWxD: 29.0 x 23.5 x 23.5 cm

Identifier

F1980.14a-c
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Coverage

1
122
South
Qing dynasty
Jingdezhen
China

Freer

Label Text

The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania."

When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Object Name

Vase

Ware

Jingdezhen ware

Dated

19th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions

HxWxD: 29.0 x 23.5 x 23.5 cm

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Credit Line

Bequest of Margaret Garber Blue

Iteration

1

Shelf Number

122

Wall

South

Title

Baluster-shaped vase

Object Number

F1980.14a-c

Image

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Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:44:52 +0000 <![CDATA[Vase]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3260

Dublin Core

Title

Vase

Description

Vase
Shiwan kilns
Western connoisseurs who collected Chinese ceramics at the turn of the century knew relatively little about earlier wares. Since the meticulously formed and decorated Qing dynasty porcelains were generally regarded as the culminating achievement of a centuries-old tradition, it was assumed that the earlier wares must be more heavily potted and glazed. Thus, when Freer purchased this vase in 1896, he accepted the Song dynasty date assigned to it, though it is now known to be from the Ming dynasty. In the Peacock Room in Detroit, it was displayed along the south wall, amid more than forty bright blue Jun or "Jun style" ceramics. This lustrous, creamy white vase was one of several similarly toned vessels that Freer seems to have used on the south wall to punctuate the "harmonies in blue" created by the massing of Jun ware around the sideboard.

Date

17th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
R. E. Moore

Format

Stoneware with opaque white glaze
Shiwan (Shekwan) ware
HxW: 23.6 x 18.9 cm

Identifier

F1896.35a-b
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Coverage

2
122
South
Ming dynasty
China
United States
New York
New York

Freer

Label Text

Western connoisseurs who collected Chinese ceramics at the turn of the century knew relatively little about earlier wares. Since the meticulously formed and decorated Qing dynasty porcelains were generally regarded as the culminating achievement of a centuries-old tradition, it was assumed that the earlier wares must be more heavily potted and glazed. Thus, when Freer purchased this vase in 1896, he accepted the Song dynasty date assigned to it, though it is now known to be from the Ming dynasty. In the Peacock Room in Detroit, it was displayed along the south wall, amid more than forty bright blue Jun or "Jun style" ceramics. This lustrous, creamy white vase was one of several similarly toned vessels that Freer seems to have used on the south wall to punctuate the "harmonies in blue" created by the massing of Jun ware around the sideboard.

Object Name

Vase

Ware

Shiwan (Shekwan) ware

Dated

17th century

Period

Ming dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with opaque white glaze

Dimensions

HxW: 23.6 x 18.9 cm

Locale

Shiwan kilns

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

122

Wall

South

Title

Vase

Object Number

F1896.35a-b

Freer Source

R. E. Moore

Freer Source City

New York

Freer Source State

New York

Freer Source Country

United States

Image

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:44:51 +0000 <![CDATA[Tomb jar]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3259

Dublin Core

Title

Tomb jar

Description

Tomb jar

Date

13th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Yamanaka and Co.

Format

Stoneware with celadon glaze
Longquan-type ware
HxW: 39.4 x 15.5 cm

Identifier

F1903.232
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Coverage

2
121
South
Southern Song dynasty
China
United States
New York
New York

Freer

Object Name

Tomb jar

Ware

Longquan-type ware

Dated

13th century

Period

Southern Song dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with celadon glaze

Dimensions

HxW: 39.4 x 15.5 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

121

Wall

South

Title

Tomb jar

Object Number

F1903.232

Freer Source

Yamanaka and Co.

Freer Source City

New York

Freer Source State

New York

Freer Source Country

United States

Image

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:44:51 +0000 <![CDATA[Beaker-shaped vase, from a five-piece garniture (F1980.190-.194)]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3258

Dublin Core

Title

Beaker-shaped vase, from a five-piece garniture (F1980.190-.194)

Description

Vase
The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania." <p>When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Date

1662-1722

Contributor

Gift of Myron S. Falk, Jr. and his sisters, Mrs. Mildred F. Loew and Mrs. Eleanor F. Lenzner

Format

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze
HxWxD: 42.6 x 20.5 x 20.5 cm

Identifier

F1980.194a-b
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Coverage

1
121
South
Qing dynasty
Jingdezhen
China

Freer

Label Text

The Peacock Room, originally the dining room in the home of Frederick R. Leyland, was intended to showcase its owner's extensive collection of Chinese blue-and -white porcelain. Among his 300-plus pieces were examples similar to this vessel. Known as Kangxi ware, these pots were produced in the Jingdezhen region during the Kangxi reign (1662-1722). They became so popular with Victorian consumers that the press mockingly dubbed the craze "Chinamania."

When Charles Lang Freer purchased the Peacock Room in London in 1904, it had already been emptied of its blue-and-white porcelains. Freer, in any case, did not care for their slick surfaces and bright glazes. Beginning in the 1980s, the Freer Gallery of Art began to acquire blue-and-whites for display in the Peacock Room, in an effort to evoke the chromatic relationships and pictorial patterns that inspired Whistler and his contemporaries.

Object Name

Vase

Dated

1662-1722

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze

Dimensions

HxWxD: 42.6 x 20.5 x 20.5 cm

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Myron S. Falk, Jr. and his sisters, Mrs. Mildred F. Loew and Mrs. Eleanor F. Lenzner

Iteration

1

Shelf Number

121

Wall

South

Title

Beaker-shaped vase, from a five-piece garniture (F1980.190-.194)

Object Number

F1980.194a-b

Image

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:44:46 +0000 <![CDATA[Jar with two loop handles]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3257

Dublin Core

Title

Jar with two loop handles

Description

Jar
Considered one of the five "great wares" of Chinese ceramics, Jun ware was produced at a number of kilns in Henan province from the Song dynasty (960-1279) through the fifteenth century. The distinctive blue colors of the glaze&#151;which can range from greenish-blue to violet&#151;are the result of a chemical reaction that occurs during the firing and cooling process. Variations in tone occur because some areas of the pot are less thickly glazed than others. This chromatic complexity appealed to Freer, who acquired many examples of Jun ware. In the Peacock Room, which Freer called "the blue room," this bowl was one of more than forty Jun or similarly blue-glazed ceramics displayed along the south wall, just beneath Whistler's allegorical mural of two battling peacocks.

Date

1279-1368

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Yamanaka and Co.

Format

Stoneware with Jun glaze and copper pigment
Jun ware
HxW: 11.6 x 13.7 cm

Identifier

F1905.95
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Coverage

2
120
South
Yuan dynasty
China
United States
New York
New York

Freer

Label Text

Considered one of the five "great wares" of Chinese ceramics, Jun ware was produced at a number of kilns in Henan province from the Song dynasty (960-1279) through the fifteenth century. The distinctive blue colors of the glaze—which can range from greenish-blue to violet—are the result of a chemical reaction that occurs during the firing and cooling process. Variations in tone occur because some areas of the pot are less thickly glazed than others. This chromatic complexity appealed to Freer, who acquired many examples of Jun ware. In the Peacock Room, which Freer called "the blue room," this bowl was one of more than forty Jun or similarly blue-glazed ceramics displayed along the south wall, just beneath Whistler's allegorical mural of two battling peacocks.

Object Name

Jar

Ware

Jun ware

Dated

1279-1368

Period

Yuan dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with Jun glaze and copper pigment

Dimensions

HxW: 11.6 x 13.7 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

120

Wall

South

Title

Jar with two loop handles

Object Number

F1905.95

Freer Source

Yamanaka and Co.

Freer Source City

New York

Freer Source State

New York

Freer Source Country

United States

Image

http://141.217.97.109/plugins/Dropbox/files/peacock-jpg/JPEG/F1905.95.jpg

Still Image Item Type Metadata

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