Vase with Landscape and Du Mu's Poem
(China )
The poem included on this vase was composed by the poet and essayist Du Mu (803–852) and complements the accompanying landscape scene. Chinese scholars favored objects containing both painting and text. The different ways that the image and the word relate to each other can be a source of delight and play for the scholar.
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Provenance
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
1980-1981 | Masterpieces of Chinese Porcelain. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
2024 | Imperial Chinese Treasures from the Walters Collection. 1991-0. |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: H: 7 × W: 4 1/8 in. (17.8 × 10.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, before 1931
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.
49.1450