Planter with Wooden Base
(China )
Wares of this sort were made for use by the last Northern Song [Sung] emperor (who reigned from 1101 until 1125), but some authorities believe that this vessel and others like it (in the National Palace Museum, Taipei) were made during the Ming [Ming] Dynasty.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
1980-1981 | Masterpieces of Chinese Porcelain. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
2024 | Imperial Chinese Treasures from the Walters Collection. 1991-0. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
12/5/2016 | Examination | Examined and treated for exhibition |
12/5/2016 | Examination | The number "1" incised Jun ware flowerpot has three chips under the lip that required filling and inpainting. |
9/18/2017 | Examination | filled; inpainted; surface cleaned |
10/3/2017 | Treatment | filled; inpainted; loss compensation; stabilized; surface cleaned |
Geographies
China, Honan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 10 × Daim: 10 1/2 in. (25.4 × 26.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
49.1585