Arita Ware Covered Jar with a Panel Depicting a Collection of Antiques in a Chinese Garden
(Japan and Korea )
Outside the panel is a gardern with bamboo and roses. A cock defends his family (hen and chicks) from the attack of another cock. The jar is made in one piece, not separate pieces put together as in China.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Harry Gladding, Baltimore, Maryland; given to Walters Art Museum, 1981.
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
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5/3/2018 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Japan, Arita (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H with lid: 65 3/4 × Diam: 29 7/8 in. (167.01 × 75.88 cm); Vase H: 50 13/16 × Diam: 29 7/8 in. (129 × 75.88 cm); Lid H: 19 1/8 × Diam: 14 3/4 in. (48.51 × 37.5 cm).
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Harry L. Gladding, 1981
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.
49.2472