Vase in rouleau form

Vase, Rouleau style.

Rim: herringbone pattern.

Neck: raised ridge at midpoint of neck; band of “comb” pattern above ridge, band of whorl pattern below ridge.

Shoulder: four four-lobed cartouches enclosing five-petaled blossoms, on ground of geometric lattice.

Body: one narrative scene filling the entire body. Below a band of clouds, on the banks of a river, a king (shaded by a parasol held by an attendant) greets a man who has just crossed a bridge over the river, leaving his fishing rod and reel on the far bank. Other attendants hold a court robe and a document box, and the king’s wheeled chair is partially hidden behind rocks and trees, from the other side of which emerges the bridge over the river.

Foot: single line at angle of body and foot rim.

Base: double ring.

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Historical period(s)
Qing dynasty, mid 17th-early 18th century
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
Style
Jingdezhen ware
Dimensions
H x Diam: 45.5 Ɨ 19.1 cm (17 15/16 Ɨ 7 1/2 in)
Geography
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen
Credit Line
Gift of Betty and John Menke
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1993.14
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Vase

Keywords
bridge, China, cobalt pigment, fishing, Jingdezhen ware, king, porcelain, Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911), river
Provenance

Around 1970
Mother of Betty Menke, purchased at auction, Sotheby Parke-Bernet, around 1970 [1]

To 1993
Betty Menke, Scarsdale, NY, given by her mother, to 1993 [2]

From 1993
Freer Gallery of Art, given by Betty and John Menke,Scarsdale and Rye, NY, in 1993

Notes:

[1] According to information in the object record.

[2] According to information in the object record.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Betty and John R. Menke

Description

Vase, Rouleau style.

Rim: herringbone pattern.

Neck: raised ridge at midpoint of neck; band of "comb" pattern above ridge, band of whorl pattern below ridge.

Shoulder: four four-lobed cartouches enclosing five-petaled blossoms, on ground of geometric lattice.

Body: one narrative scene filling the entire body. Below a band of clouds, on the banks of a river, a king (shaded by a parasol held by an attendant) greets a man who has just crossed a bridge over the river, leaving his fishing rod and reel on the far bank. Other attendants hold a court robe and a document box, and the king's wheeled chair is partially hidden behind rocks and trees, from the other side of which emerges the bridge over the river.

Foot: single line at angle of body and foot rim.

Base: double ring.

Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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