Vase in the Shape of an Archaic Bronze Zun

Wanli period, 1573/1620

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

George Eumorfopoulos [1863-1939], London. (Parish-Watson Gallery, New York); sold to Harry G. Steele [1881-1942], Pasadena; his widow, Grace C. Steele [d. 1974]; gift 1972 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1925

  • Hobson, R.L. The George Eumorfopoulos Collection: Catalogue of the Chinese, Corean and Persian Pottery and Porcelains, 6 vols. London, 1925-1928: 4:color pl. 23, no. D115.

1998

  • Bower, Virginia, Josephine Hadley Knapp, Stephen Little, and Robert Wilson Torchia. Decorative Arts, Part II: Far Eastern Ceramics and Paintings; Persian and Indian Rugs and Carpets. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1998: 40-41, color repro.

Inscriptions

in standard script on the base in underglaze blue in two columns of three characters each: Da Ming Wanli nian zhi (made in the Wanli reign of the great Ming dynasty)

Wikidata ID

Q62286894


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