Chinese Ceramics
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Flower Vase Shaped Like a Cong Ritual Container, Guan ware, China, Southern Song dynasty, 12th–13th century (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige)
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
May 16, 2023 (Tue) - September 3, 2023 (Sun)This section of the gallery explores the history of Chinese ceramics, spanning the 7th to 19th century. The objects on view are rotated on a regular basis, but typically feature examples of fine porcelain made for the imperial household at the Jingdezhen imperial kilns alongside objects produced for commercial purposes in private kilns and elsewhere.
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Flower Vase Shaped Like a "Cong" Ritual Container | Guan ware, China, Passed down by the Owari Tokugawa clan | Southern Song dynasty, 12th–13th century | Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige, TG-2167 | ||
| Highlight | Bowl with Lotus Flowers | Ding ware, China | Northern Song dynasty, 11th–12th century | Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige, TG-2170 | |||
| Important Art Object | Water Pitcher | Jingdezhen ware, China | Ming dynasty, 16th century | Gift of Mr. Sakamoto Gorō, TG-3053 | |||
| Highlight | Spotted Dish | Longquan ware, China | Yuan dynasty, 14th century | Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige, TG-2506 | |||
| Bowl with Flowering Plants | Zhangzhou ware, China | Ming dynasty, 17th century | Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige, TG-2550 | ||||
| Highlight | Large Dish with Fish and Aquatic Plants | Jingdezhen ware, China | Qing dynasty, 18th century | Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige, TG-2629 | |||
| Highlight | Box with an Insect on a Flower | Jingdezhen ware, China | Qing dynasty, 18th century | Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige, TG-2664 |