Box with slip design of grapes and squirrel
Label Text
Freer purchased this small box during his 1907 trip to China. It is an example of Jingdezhen ware of the type known as jiangtai (soymilk body). Production of this type was at its peak in the early Qing dynasty. This box was originally used for seal paste or possibly cosmetics; some stains remain in the interior. In the Peacock Room in Detroit, Freer displayed it among a large grouping of blue-glazed Jun ware and several strategically placed cream or white-colored vessels.
Object Name
Box
Ware
Jingdezhen ware
Dated
19th century
Period
Qing dynasty
Medium
Stoneware with slip and cobalt pigment beneath clear glaze
Dimensions
HxW: 4.0 x 7.0 cm
City
Jingdezhen
Country
China
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Iteration
2
Shelf Number
107.1
Wall
South
Title
Box with slip design of grapes and squirrel
Object Number
F1907.66a-b
Image
http://141.217.97.109/plugins/Dropbox/files/peacock-jpg/JPEG/F1907.66a-b.jpg
Collection
Citation
"Box with slip design of grapes and squirrel," in The Peacock Room, Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Accession No. F1907.66a-b, Item #3229, http://www.peacockroom.wayne.edu/items/show/3229 (accessed April 23, 2024).
