<![CDATA[The Peacock Room]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/browse/tag/china/page/4?output=rss2 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:37:25 +0000 libwebmaster@wayne.edu (The Peacock Room) Zend_Feed http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Bowl]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3224

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Title

Bowl

Description

Bowl
Guantai kiln

Date

14th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Yamanaka and Co.

Format

Stoneware with iron slip brushed on iron glaze
Cizhou-type ware
HxW: 8.2 x 17.2 cm

Identifier

F1897.7a-d
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Coverage

2
103
South
Yuan dynasty
China
United States
New York
New York

Freer

Object Name

Bowl

Ware

Cizhou-type ware

Dated

14th century

Period

Yuan dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with iron slip brushed on iron glaze

Dimensions

HxW: 8.2 x 17.2 cm

Locale

Guantai kiln

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

103

Wall

South

Title

Bowl

Object Number

F1897.7a-d

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 08:43:16 +0000 <![CDATA[Bowl, one of a pair with F1992.4]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3223

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Title

Bowl, one of a pair with F1992.4

Description

Bowl
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: 8.6 x 15.9 x 15.9 cm

Identifier

F1992.3
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Coverage

1
103
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

Bowl

Dated

mid 17th-early 18th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions

HxWxD: 8.6 x 15.9 x 15.9 cm

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Credit Line

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

Iteration

1

Shelf Number

103

Wall

South

Title

Bowl, one of a pair with F1992.4

Object Number

F1992.3

Image

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Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:43:16 +0000 <![CDATA[Jar with cover, one of a five-piece garniture]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3222

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Title

Jar with cover, one of a five-piece garniture

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

mid 17th-early 18th century

Contributor

Gift of Mr. Pierre Durand

Format

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
HxWxD: 20.6 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm

Identifier

F1992.47.5a-b
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Coverage

1
102
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

Dated

mid 17th-early 18th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions

HxWxD: 20.6 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Pierre Durand

Iteration

1

Shelf Number

102

Wall

South

Title

Jar with cover, one of a five-piece garniture

Object Number

F1992.47.5a-b

Image

http://141.217.97.109/plugins/Dropbox/files/peacock-jpg/JPEG/F1992.47.5a-b.jpg

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:43:16 +0000 <![CDATA[Bowl]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3221

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Title

Bowl

Description

Bowl

Date

late 13th-late 14th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Pao Who

Format

Stoneware with Jun glaze
Jun ware
HxW: 7.8 x 18.2 cm

Identifier

F1906.29
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Coverage

2
102
South
Yuan dynasty
China
China
Shanghai

Freer

Object Name

Bowl

Ware

Jun ware

Dated

late 13th-late 14th century

Period

Yuan dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with Jun glaze

Dimensions

HxW: 7.8 x 18.2 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

102

Wall

South

Title

Bowl

Object Number

F1906.29

Freer Source

Pao Who

Freer Source City

Shanghai

Freer Source Country

China

Image

http://141.217.97.109/plugins/Dropbox/files/peacock-jpg/JPEG/F1906.29.jpg

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:43:13 +0000 <![CDATA[Water pot of lotus-bud form]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3220

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Title

Water pot of lotus-bud form

Description

Water pot

Date

mid 17th-19th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Format

Stoneware with Jun-style glaze and copper pigment
Guangdong ware
HxW: 6.6 x 6.9 cm

Identifier

F1907.62a-b
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Coverage

2
101.2
South
Qing dynasty
China

Freer

Object Name

Water pot

Ware

Guangdong ware

Dated

mid 17th-19th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with Jun-style glaze and copper pigment

Dimensions

HxW: 6.6 x 6.9 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

101.2

Wall

South

Title

Water pot of lotus-bud form

Object Number

F1907.62a-b

Image

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:43:08 +0000 <![CDATA[Bowl]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3219

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Title

Bowl

Description

Bowl

Date

1279-1368

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Yamanaka and Co.

Format

Stoneware with Jun glaze and copper pigment
Jun ware
HxW: 8.3 x 20.1 cm

Identifier

F1906.256a-b
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Coverage

2
101
South
Yuan dynasty
China
United States
New York
New York

Freer

Object Name

Bowl

Ware

Jun ware

Dated

1279-1368

Period

Yuan dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with Jun glaze and copper pigment

Dimensions

HxW: 8.3 x 20.1 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

101

Wall

South

Title

Bowl

Object Number

F1906.256a-b

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/F1906.256a-b.jpg

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:43:04 +0000 <![CDATA[Bowl]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3218

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Title

Bowl

Description

Bowl

Date

late 13th-late 14th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Yamanaka and Co.

Format

Stoneware with Jun glaze
Jun ware
HxW: 7.6 x 18.3 cm

Identifier

F1901.124
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Coverage

2
100
South
Yuan dynasty
China
United States
New York
New York

Freer

Object Name

Bowl

Ware

Jun ware

Dated

late 13th-late 14th century

Period

Yuan dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with Jun glaze

Dimensions

HxW: 7.6 x 18.3 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

100

Wall

South

Title

Bowl

Object Number

F1901.124

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/F1901.124.jpg

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:43:04 +0000 <![CDATA[Incense burner]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3217

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Title

Incense burner

Description

Incense burner
Described by Charles Freer as "an interesting specimen" that was "strongly modeled and beautifully glazed," this incense burner was purchased during the collector's 1907 trip to Japan. It is an example of Jun ware, which was produced at a number of imperial 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 piece 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

late 13th-late 14th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Format

Stoneware with Jun glaze and copper pigment
Jun ware
HxW: 10.4 x 10.4 cm

Identifier

F1907.73a-b
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Coverage

2
99.2
South
Yuan dynasty
China

Freer

Label Text

Described by Charles Freer as "an interesting specimen" that was "strongly modeled and beautifully glazed," this incense burner was purchased during the collector's 1907 trip to Japan. It is an example of Jun ware, which was produced at a number of imperial 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 piece 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

Incense burner

Ware

Jun ware

Dated

late 13th-late 14th century

Period

Yuan dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with Jun glaze and copper pigment

Dimensions

HxW: 10.4 x 10.4 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

99.2

Wall

South

Title

Incense burner

Object Number

F1907.73a-b

Image

http://141.217.97.109/plugins/Dropbox/files/peacock-jpg/JPEG/F1907.73a-b.jpg

Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:42:58 +0000 <![CDATA[Square box on four low feet]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3216

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Title

Square box on four low feet

Description

Box

Date

mid 17th-19th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Format

Stoneware with Jun-style glaze
Yixing ware
HxWxD: 3.8 x 6.4 x 6.3 cm

Identifier

F1907.51a-b
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Coverage

2
99.1
South
Qing dynasty
Yixing
China

Freer

Object Name

Box

Ware

Yixing ware

Dated

mid 17th-19th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with Jun-style glaze

Dimensions

HxWxD: 3.8 x 6.4 x 6.3 cm

City

Yixing

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

99.1

Wall

South

Title

Square box on four low feet

Object Number

F1907.51a-b

Image

http://141.217.97.109/plugins/Dropbox/files/peacock-jpg/JPEG/F1907.51a-b.jpg

Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:42:54 +0000 <![CDATA[Beaker vase, one of a pair with F1992.27.1]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3215

Dublin Core

Title

Beaker vase, one of a pair with F1992.27.1

Description

Vase (beaker 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

Gift of Paul F. Walter

Format

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
HxWxD: 34.0 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm

Identifier

F1992.27.2
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Coverage

1
99
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 (beaker vase)

Dated

19th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions

HxWxD: 34.0 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Paul F. Walter

Iteration

1

Shelf Number

99

Wall

South

Title

Beaker vase, one of a pair with F1992.27.1

Object Number

F1992.27.2

Image

http://141.217.97.109/plugins/Dropbox/files/peacock-jpg/JPEG/F1992.27.2.jpg

Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:42:54 +0000 <![CDATA[Bowl]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3214

Dublin Core

Title

Bowl

Description

Bowl

Date

late 13th-late 14th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Yamanaka and Co.

Format

Stoneware with Jun glaze
Jun ware
HxW: 8.9 x 20.1 cm

Identifier

F1903.231
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Coverage

2
99
South
Yuan dynasty
China
United States
New York
New York

Freer

Object Name

Bowl

Ware

Jun ware

Dated

late 13th-late 14th century

Period

Yuan dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with Jun glaze

Dimensions

HxW: 8.9 x 20.1 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

99

Wall

South

Title

Bowl

Object Number

F1903.231

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/F1903.231.jpg

Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:42:54 +0000 <![CDATA[Bowl]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3213

Dublin Core

Title

Bowl

Description

Bowl

Date

late 13th-late 14th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Y. Fujita and Company

Format

Stoneware with Jun glaze
Jun ware
HxW: 7.6 x 18.1 cm

Identifier

F1907.101
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Coverage

2
98
South
Yuan dynasty
China
Japan
Kyoto

Freer

Object Name

Bowl

Ware

Jun ware

Dated

late 13th-late 14th century

Period

Yuan dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with Jun glaze

Dimensions

HxW: 7.6 x 18.1 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

98

Wall

South

Title

Bowl

Object Number

F1907.101

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/F1907.101.jpg

Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:42:52 +0000 <![CDATA[Beaker vase, one of a five-piece garniture]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3212

Dublin Core

Title

Beaker vase, one of a five-piece garniture

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

Purchase

Format

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze
HxWxD: 18.1 x 10.0 x 10.0 cm

Identifier

F1992.47.1
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Coverage

1
98
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

mid 17th-early 18th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze

Dimensions

HxWxD: 18.1 x 10.0 x 10.0 cm

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Credit Line

Purchase

Iteration

1

Shelf Number

98

Wall

South

Title

Beaker vase, one of a five-piece garniture

Object Number

F1992.47.1

Image

http://141.217.97.109/plugins/Dropbox/files/peacock-jpg/JPEG/F1992.47.1.jpg

Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:42:48 +0000 <![CDATA[Water pot of lotus-bud form]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3211

Dublin Core

Title

Water pot of lotus-bud form

Description

Water pot

Date

12th-13th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
American Art Association

Format

Stoneware with Jun glaze and iron wash
Jun ware
HxW: 6.3 x 8.3 cm

Identifier

F1904.26
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Coverage

2
97.2
South
Jin dynasty
China
United States
New York
New York

Freer

Object Name

Water pot

Ware

Jun ware

Dated

12th-13th century

Period

Jin dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with Jun glaze and iron wash

Dimensions

HxW: 6.3 x 8.3 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

97.2

Wall

South

Title

Water pot of lotus-bud form

Object Number

F1904.26

Freer Source

American Art Association

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/F1904.26.jpg

Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:42:48 +0000 <![CDATA[Vase]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3210

Dublin Core

Title

Vase

Description

Vase

Date

18th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Format

Stoneware with Jun-style glaze
Yixing ware
HxW: 14.6 x 7.0 cm

Identifier

F1907.60
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Coverage

2
97.1
South
Qing dynasty
Yixing
China

Freer

Object Name

Vase

Ware

Yixing ware

Dated

18th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with Jun-style glaze

Dimensions

HxW: 14.6 x 7.0 cm

City

Yixing

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

97.1

Wall

South

Title

Vase

Object Number

F1907.60

Image

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:42:43 +0000 <![CDATA[Bowl with imperial inscription dated 1776]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3209

Dublin Core

Title

Bowl with imperial inscription dated 1776

Description

Bowl

Date

13th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
T. J. Larkin

Format

Stoneware with Jun glaze
Jun ware
HxW: 8.4 x 19.5 cm

Identifier

F1902.180
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Coverage

2
97
South
Jin dynasty
China
England
London

Freer

Object Name

Bowl

Ware

Jun ware

Dated

13th century

Period

Jin dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with Jun glaze

Dimensions

HxW: 8.4 x 19.5 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

97

Wall

South

Title

Bowl with imperial inscription dated 1776

Object Number

F1902.180

Freer Source

T. J. Larkin

Freer Source City

London

Freer Source Country

England

Image

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:42:43 +0000 <![CDATA[Incense burner]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3208

Dublin Core

Title

Incense burner

Description

Incense burner

Date

late 13th-late 14th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Yamanaka and Co.

Format

Stoneware with Jun glaze and copper pigment
Jun ware
HxW: 11.6 x 13.9 cm

Identifier

F1905.80a-b
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Coverage

2
96.1
South
Yuan dynasty
China
United States
New York
New York

Freer

Object Name

Incense burner

Ware

Jun ware

Dated

late 13th-late 14th century

Period

Yuan dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with Jun glaze and copper pigment

Dimensions

HxW: 11.6 x 13.9 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

96.1

Wall

South

Title

Incense burner

Object Number

F1905.80a-b

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 08:42:43 +0000 <![CDATA[Dish with molded decoration]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3207

Dublin Core

Title

Dish with molded decoration

Description

Dish
Freer and his contemporaries regarded this as an example of Jun ware, which was produced in Henan province of China from the Song dynasty (960-1279) through the fifteenth century. Jun ware is characterized by its distinctive glazes, which range from greenish-blue to lavender and lavender-blue with violet splashes or marks. This dish is actually a later example of a Jun-style glaze. In the Peacock Room, which Freer called "the blue room," it 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

17th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Yamanaka and Co.

Format

Stoneware with Jun-style glaze
Shiwan (Shekwan) or Yixing ware
HxW: 4.7 x 21.8 cm

Identifier

F1905.306
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Coverage

2
96
South
Ming or Qing dynasty
China
United States
New York
New York

Freer

Label Text

Freer and his contemporaries regarded this as an example of Jun ware, which was produced in Henan province of China from the Song dynasty (960-1279) through the fifteenth century. Jun ware is characterized by its distinctive glazes, which range from greenish-blue to lavender and lavender-blue with violet splashes or marks. This dish is actually a later example of a Jun-style glaze. In the Peacock Room, which Freer called "the blue room," it 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

Dish

Ware

Shiwan (Shekwan) or Yixing ware

Dated

17th century

Period

Ming or Qing dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with Jun-style glaze

Dimensions

HxW: 4.7 x 21.8 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

96

Wall

South

Title

Dish with molded decoration

Object Number

F1905.306

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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Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:42:40 +0000 <![CDATA[Dish with dragon design, one of a pair with F1992.7]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3206

Dublin Core

Title

Dish with dragon design, one of a pair with F1992.7

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

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

Format

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
HxWxD: 3.2 x 21.1 x 21.1 cm

Identifier

F1992.8
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Coverage

1
95
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

Dish

Dated

1662-1722

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions

HxWxD: 3.2 x 21.1 x 21.1 cm

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Credit Line

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

Iteration

1

Shelf Number

95

Wall

South

Title

Dish with dragon design, one of a pair with F1992.7

Object Number

F1992.8

Image

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Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:42:40 +0000 <![CDATA[Bottle]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3205

Dublin Core

Title

Bottle

Description

Bottle
Shiwan kilns
This piece, part of the 1898 sale of the Charles Dana collection, was described in the auction catalogue as "invested with a rich yellow and pale claire de lune glaze, permeated by a double crackle in violet and brown." Freer circled the entry and noted, "Most perfect." The reference to <i>claire de lune</i> suggests that Freer and his contemporaries regarded this as an example of Jun ware, which was produced in Henan province of China from the Song dynasty through the fifteenth century. Jun ware is characterized by its distinctive glazes, which range from greenish-blue to lavender and lavender-blue with violet splashes or marks. This bottle is actually a later example of a Jun-style glaze. In the Peacock Room, which Freer called "the blue room," this bottle 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

17th-19th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Format

Stoneware with rice-straw ash glaze
Shiwan (Shekwan) ware
HxW: 17.0 x 16.3 cm

Identifier

F1898.46
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Coverage

2
95
South
Qing dynasty
China

Freer

Label Text

This piece, part of the 1898 sale of the Charles Dana collection, was described in the auction catalogue as "invested with a rich yellow and pale claire de lune glaze, permeated by a double crackle in violet and brown." Freer circled the entry and noted, "Most perfect." The reference to claire de lune suggests that Freer and his contemporaries regarded this as an example of Jun ware, which was produced in Henan province of China from the Song dynasty through the fifteenth century. Jun ware is characterized by its distinctive glazes, which range from greenish-blue to lavender and lavender-blue with violet splashes or marks. This bottle is actually a later example of a Jun-style glaze. In the Peacock Room, which Freer called "the blue room," this bottle 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

Bottle

Ware

Shiwan (Shekwan) ware

Dated

17th-19th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with rice-straw ash glaze

Dimensions

HxW: 17.0 x 16.3 cm

Locale

Shiwan kilns

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

95

Wall

South

Title

Bottle

Object Number

F1898.46

Image

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Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:42:40 +0000 <![CDATA[Vessel in the shape of a lidded alms bowl]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3204

Dublin Core

Title

Vessel in the shape of a lidded alms bowl

Description

Bowl

Date

18th-19th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Format

Stoneware with Jun-style glaze
Jingdezhen ware
HxW: 12.5 x 16.6 cm

Identifier

F1898.44a-e
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Coverage

2
94
South
Qing dynasty
Jingdezhen
China

Freer

Object Name

Bowl

Ware

Jingdezhen ware

Dated

18th-19th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with Jun-style glaze

Dimensions

HxW: 12.5 x 16.6 cm

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

94

Wall

South

Title

Vessel in the shape of a lidded alms bowl

Object Number

F1898.44a-e

Image

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Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:42:40 +0000 <![CDATA[Incense burner]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3203

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

mid 17th-early 18th century

Contributor

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

Format

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
Jingdezhen ware
HxWxD: 12.1 x 18.7 x 10.2 cm

Identifier

F1992.25
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Coverage

1
94
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

mid 17th-early 18th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions

HxWxD: 12.1 x 18.7 x 10.2 cm

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Credit Line

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

Iteration

1

Shelf Number

94

Wall

South

Title

Incense burner

Object Number

F1992.25

Image

http://141.217.97.109/plugins/Dropbox/files/peacock-jpg/JPEG/F1992.25.jpg

Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:42:34 +0000 <![CDATA[Dish]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3202

Dublin Core

Title

Dish

Description

Dish

Date

12th-13th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Yamanaka and Co.

Format

Porcelain with transparent ivory-toned glaze; metal rim
Ding ware
HxW: 3.8 x 17.3 cm

Identifier

F1898.449
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Coverage

2
93
South
Jin dynasty
China
United States
New York
New York

Freer

Object Name

Dish

Ware

Ding ware

Dated

12th-13th century

Period

Jin dynasty

Medium

Porcelain with transparent ivory-toned glaze; metal rim

Dimensions

HxW: 3.8 x 17.3 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

93

Wall

South

Title

Dish

Object Number

F1898.449

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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Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:42:34 +0000 <![CDATA[Bottle with three green splashes]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3201

Dublin Core

Title

Bottle with three green splashes

Description

Bottle
Guantai kiln
This bottle, with the distinctive splashes of green along its shoulder, was purchased from the New York shop of Yamanaka and Company. The dealer told Freer that it had been found in Korea and was thought to have been made there. Freer, however, later suspected&#151;correctly&#151;that it was Chinese and from the Song dynasty. Accordingly, he displayed it in the Peacock Room in Detroit adjacent to other Song ceramics.

Date

late 10th - 11th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Yamanaka and Co.

Format

Stoneware with white slip under clear, colorless glaze; three splashes of copper-green glaze
Cizhou ware
HxW: 33.1 x 15.4 cm

Identifier

F1905.79
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Coverage

2
92
South
Northern Song dynasty
China
United States
New York
New York

Freer

Label Text

This bottle, with the distinctive splashes of green along its shoulder, was purchased from the New York shop of Yamanaka and Company. The dealer told Freer that it had been found in Korea and was thought to have been made there. Freer, however, later suspected—correctly—that it was Chinese and from the Song dynasty. Accordingly, he displayed it in the Peacock Room in Detroit adjacent to other Song ceramics.

Object Name

Bottle

Ware

Cizhou ware

Dated

late 10th - 11th century

Period

Northern Song dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with white slip under clear, colorless glaze; three splashes of copper-green glaze

Dimensions

HxW: 33.1 x 15.4 cm

Locale

Guantai kiln

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

92

Wall

South

Title

Bottle with three green splashes

Object Number

F1905.79

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/F1905.79.jpg

Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:42:34 +0000 <![CDATA[Jar with cover]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3200

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

mid 17th-early 18th century

Contributor

Purchase - Friends of Asian Arts

Format

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
HxWxD: 27.3 x 19.1 x 19.1 cm

Identifier

F1993.10a-b
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Coverage

1
91
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

Dated

mid 17th-early 18th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions

HxWxD: 27.3 x 19.1 x 19.1 cm

City

Jingdezhen

Country

China

Credit Line

Purchase - Friends of Asian Arts

Iteration

1

Shelf Number

91

Wall

South

Title

Jar with cover

Object Number

F1993.10a-b

Image

http://141.217.97.109/plugins/Dropbox/files/peacock-jpg/JPEG/F1993.10a-b.jpg

Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:42:33 +0000 <![CDATA[Jar with design of deer holding lingzhi fungus]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3199

Dublin Core

Title

Jar with design of deer holding lingzhi fungus

Description

Jar
When Freer purchased this jar in 1902, its origins were not well understood. He subsequently described it as "rare" and noted, "I feel confident that this unusual specimen is Sung." It was actually produced in the nineteenth century, and its damaged neck had been ground down and disguised with a wooden lid. The prancing animal and style of painting seem to grow out of a Chinese folk tradition, with the animal resembling the galloping horses drawn with slip on jars from Suzhou, near Shanghai. In the Peacock Room, Freer displayed this jar near other Chinese ceramics, including a green-glazed funeral jar and a white bottle with a touch of green, both dating from the Song dynasty.

Date

19th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
R. E. Moore

Format

Stoneware with white slip and cobalt pigment under clear crackled glaze; wooden lid with amethyst knob
HxW: 18.2 x 19.9 cm

Identifier

F1902.4a-b
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Coverage

2
91
South
Qing dynasty
China
United States
New York
New York

Freer

Label Text

When Freer purchased this jar in 1902, its origins were not well understood. He subsequently described it as "rare" and noted, "I feel confident that this unusual specimen is Sung." It was actually produced in the nineteenth century, and its damaged neck had been ground down and disguised with a wooden lid. The prancing animal and style of painting seem to grow out of a Chinese folk tradition, with the animal resembling the galloping horses drawn with slip on jars from Suzhou, near Shanghai. In the Peacock Room, Freer displayed this jar near other Chinese ceramics, including a green-glazed funeral jar and a white bottle with a touch of green, both dating from the Song dynasty.

Object Name

Jar

Dated

19th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with white slip and cobalt pigment under clear crackled glaze; wooden lid with amethyst knob

Dimensions

HxW: 18.2 x 19.9 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

91

Wall

South

Title

Jar with design of deer holding lingzhi fungus

Object Number

F1902.4a-b

Freer Source

R. E. Moore

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/F1902.4a-b.jpg

Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:42:33 +0000 <![CDATA[Beaker-shaped vase, from a five-piece garniture (F1980.190-.194)]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3198

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: 42.1 x 21.0 x 21.0 cm

Identifier

F1980.193a-b
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Coverage

1
90
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: 42.1 x 21.0 x 21.0 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

90

Wall

South

Title

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

Object Number

F1980.193a-b

Image

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:42:22 +0000 <![CDATA[Tomb jar]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3197

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Title

Tomb jar

Description

Tomb jar
This slender tomb jar dating to the Southern Song dynasty in the thirteenth century is one of a dozen similar funeral wares purchased by Freer from the New York gallery of Yamanaka and Company. In the Peacock Room in Detroit, it was displayed as a pair with another Southern Song tomb jar with a similar crackled, gray-green celadon glaze. The two vessels were symmetrically arranged on the top shelves of what is now the south wall, flanking Whistler's mural of fighting peacocks.

Date

13th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Yamanaka and Co.

Format

Stoneware with celadon glaze
Longquan-type ware
HxW: 40.1 x 14.8 cm

Identifier

F1903.233
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Coverage

2
90
South
Southern Song dynasty
China
United States
New York
New York

Freer

Label Text

This slender tomb jar dating to the Southern Song dynasty in the thirteenth century is one of a dozen similar funeral wares purchased by Freer from the New York gallery of Yamanaka and Company. In the Peacock Room in Detroit, it was displayed as a pair with another Southern Song tomb jar with a similar crackled, gray-green celadon glaze. The two vessels were symmetrically arranged on the top shelves of what is now the south wall, flanking Whistler's mural of fighting peacocks.

Object Name

Tomb jar

Ware

Longquan-type ware

Dated

13th century

Period

Southern Song dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with celadon glaze

Dimensions

HxW: 40.1 x 14.8 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

90

Wall

South

Title

Tomb jar

Object Number

F1903.233

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 08:42:21 +0000 <![CDATA[Vase]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3196

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Title

Vase

Description

Vase
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."

Date

mid 17th-19th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Format

Porcelain with enamel glaze
HxW: 24.5 x 9.6 cm

Identifier

F1907.74
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Coverage

2
89
South
Ming or Qing dynasty
China

Freer

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

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:42:14 +0000 <![CDATA[Bottle-shaped vase, one of a pair with F1982.20]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3195

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Title

Bottle-shaped vase, one of a pair with F1982.20

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

F1982.19
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Coverage

1
88
East
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

88

Wall

East

Title

Bottle-shaped vase, one of a pair with F1982.20

Object Number

F1982.19

Image

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]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:42:14 +0000 <![CDATA[Vase]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3194

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Title

Vase

Description

Vase
Shiwan kilns
Speculating about the date of this Chinese vase, Freer mused, "The paste suggests Sung, but the glaze is Yuanish. Learn dynasty and, if possible, province." He had purchased this piece, along with seventeen other specimens, from the Dana Collection Sale, where it was described in the auction catalogue as a "tall jar, with gray crackle, claire-de-lune glaze, broken by crimson and purple splash" Although he was unsure of its precise attribution, Freer did believe this example&#151;with its distinctive blue glaze&#151;was Jun ware, produced in Henan province of China from the Song dynasty through the fifteenth century. It is actually a later example of a Qing dynasty Jun-style glaze. In the Peacock Room, which Freer called "the blue room," this bottle was one of more than forty Jun or Jun-style ceramics displayed along the south wall, just beneath Whistler's allegorical mural of two battling peacocks.

Date

mid 17th-18th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Format

Stoneware with Jun-style glaze
Shiwan (Shekwan) ware
HxW: 30.4 x 12.2 cm

Identifier

F1898.32
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Coverage

2
88
South
Qing dynasty
China

Freer

Label Text

Speculating about the date of this Chinese vase, Freer mused, "The paste suggests Sung, but the glaze is Yuanish. Learn dynasty and, if possible, province." He had purchased this piece, along with seventeen other specimens, from the Dana Collection Sale, where it was described in the auction catalogue as a "tall jar, with gray crackle, claire-de-lune glaze, broken by crimson and purple splash" Although he was unsure of its precise attribution, Freer did believe this example—with its distinctive blue glaze—was Jun ware, produced in Henan province of China from the Song dynasty through the fifteenth century. It is actually a later example of a Qing dynasty Jun-style glaze. In the Peacock Room, which Freer called "the blue room," this bottle was one of more than forty Jun or Jun-style ceramics displayed along the south wall, just beneath Whistler's allegorical mural of two battling peacocks.

Object Name

Vase

Ware

Shiwan (Shekwan) ware

Dated

mid 17th-18th century

Period

Qing dynasty

Medium

Stoneware with Jun-style glaze

Dimensions

HxW: 30.4 x 12.2 cm

Locale

Shiwan kilns

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

88

Wall

South

Title

Vase

Object Number

F1898.32

Image

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Still Image Item Type Metadata

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:42:14 +0000 <![CDATA[Figure of a bodhisattva]]> https://peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3193

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Title

Figure of a bodhisattva

Description

Figure
When Freer purchased this unglazed bodhisattva figure from Yamanaka and Company in 1905, he noted on the invoice, "It is said the maker was a Chinese priest and that he presented it to a Japanese temple in the 16th century." Yamanaka had acquired the piece from the Thomas Waggaman sale, where it was part of a long run of "miscellaneous" Japanese ceramics. Later, in his inventory notes, Freer seemed to reject his earlier idea about the figure and commented, "We have no record of the age or place of manufacture of this specimen. It is, however, Chinese and I fancy not later than early Ming." The date of this piece remains a mystery: it is attributed to the Ming or Qing dynasty, dating to the fifteenth through the nineteenth century.

Date

15th-19th century

Contributor

Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Yamanaka and Co.

Format

Earthenware with white slip and traces of red, green and black pigment
HxWxD: 32.2 x 15.5 x 11.5 cm

Identifier

F1905.30
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Coverage

2
87
South
Ming or Qing dynasty
China
United States
New York
New York

Freer

Label Text

When Freer purchased this unglazed bodhisattva figure from Yamanaka and Company in 1905, he noted on the invoice, "It is said the maker was a Chinese priest and that he presented it to a Japanese temple in the 16th century." Yamanaka had acquired the piece from the Thomas Waggaman sale, where it was part of a long run of "miscellaneous" Japanese ceramics. Later, in his inventory notes, Freer seemed to reject his earlier idea about the figure and commented, "We have no record of the age or place of manufacture of this specimen. It is, however, Chinese and I fancy not later than early Ming." The date of this piece remains a mystery: it is attributed to the Ming or Qing dynasty, dating to the fifteenth through the nineteenth century.

Object Name

Figure

Dated

15th-19th century

Period

Ming or Qing dynasty

Medium

Earthenware with white slip and traces of red, green and black pigment

Dimensions

HxWxD: 32.2 x 15.5 x 11.5 cm

Country

China

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Iteration

2

Shelf Number

87

Wall

South

Title

Figure of a bodhisattva

Object Number

F1905.30

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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Still Image Item Type Metadata

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