Pot
marked 1550–51 with later alterations
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniquePorcelain with underglaze blue decoration (China, Ming dynasty, Chia-ching mark [1552–56]) with silver gilt mounts
DimensionsH. 19.5k cm (7 11/16 in.); W. 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); Diameter (of foot) 10.4 cm (4 1/8 in.)
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession number57.530
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSilver
Collections
ProvenanceJuly 26, 1939, anonymous ("different properties") sale, Christie, Manson and Woods, London, lot 140A, to Fenouil for £140. John Hunt, London and Dublin. May 9, 1957, anonymous sale ("property of a lady"), Sotheby's, London, lot 123, to Garrard and Co., London; sold by Garrard to the MFA for $10,097. (Accession Date: June 5, 1957)
Porcelain: 1628–44, mounts: early 18th century
Porcelain: 1628–44, mounts: early 18th century
1426–35
