{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/presentation/2/context.json","@type":"sc:Manifest","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/b4ee9c09-65e4-4faa-a4a4-8063609db99f/manifest","label":"gaa_small-ivory-white-glazed-vase_a84","metadata":[{"label":"Identifier","value":"gaa_small-ivory-white-glazed-vase_a84"},{"label":"Citation","value":"Object Name, Date Original (if known), GettDigital: Asian Art Collection, Special Collections / Musselman Library, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Access Date, Link to Item"},{"label":"Repository","value":"Special Collections and College Archives, Musselman Library, Gettysburg College"},{"label":"Inventory Number","value":"A84"},{"label":"Accessioning Note","value":"There is a description of this item in Dr. Kramer's folder \"Scrapbook-Porcelain # 4\" (Kramer's Box 5, file 18). It must have come from Dr. Chao-Ming Chen. It says, \"Buff porcelain body, in the form of an onion head shaped bottle, with bulging body, and long neck extending to a gradually flaring mouth. A wheel ring, in relief, joins the neck and body minutely crackled in a web-like texture, and cloaked with the creamish Ting glaze, covering the exterior, about half-way down the neck of the interior and the bottom, leaving the foot uncovered. On account of the exquisite and skillful workmanship and peculiar shape of this bottle, it has achieved the distinction of being the finest Ting bottle ever produced during the Sung period. According to the testimony of the former collector, a small portion of the body was re-glazed during the Ming period, which can be used as a means to see the difference of glazing of Ting wares between the Sung and Ming periods. This most rare specimen of Ting bottle came from the collection of Mr. Tsao of Shanghai, China. He was formerly of the rank of a high (Chinese) official, and is of the gentry. When he was in the government service, he asserted that he paid $5600.00 in Chinese currency for this bottle. To protect it from any misadventure, he provided an unusual case with a double lid; the lower one is of glass, and the upper one of wood on which Mr. Tsao wrote in his own handwriting, \"A small bottle of Ting ware of Sung Dynasty.\" when he entertained his friends and relatives at a banquet, he was so proud of being the possessor of this rare treasure, and anxious for his guests to share his pleasure, that he removed the top lid and the could all admire it through the glass, thus averting any mishap. In 1934 I (Dr. Chao-ming Chen) bought quite a few pieces of Chinese porcelain from the same owner, but the ting bottle is the choicest and I exerted my utmost efforts to obtain it. Has a carved ivory stand.\" A note from Dr. Kramer's folder \"Oriental Art-Inventory, n. d. (copy 1)\" (in Kramer's Box 4, file 17), refers to this item as \"China, A fine rare small vase of Ting ware from the Sung Dynasty on a specially carved ivory sand. In a specially made wood box with a glass cover for display. Also a wood cover to go over that. Bought of Dr. Chen. Price $850. It was once the property of a Shanghai mayor who gave a very large banquet to show it to his friends. He had the glass lid made to protect it.\""},{"label":"Part of","value":["Asian Art GettDigital Collection"]},{"label":"Provenance","value":"The Estate of Prof. Frank Kramer"},{"label":"Genre","value":["Artifacts"]},{"label":"Object Location","value":"11.E.3"},{"label":"Date","value":"D:00 M:00 Y:1800 - D:00 M:00 Y:1899"},{"label":"Date Original","value":"19th century CE (1800s-1890s CE)"},{"label":"Era","value":["Qing dynasty"]},{"label":"Measurement","value":"Height: 8.9 cm; Diameter at mouth 2.5 cm"},{"label":"Medium","value":["Porcelain, underglaze, ivory, wood","Porcelain"]},{"label":"Country of Origin","value":["China"]},{"label":"Description","value":"This is a small ivory white-glazed vase with a flaring mouth, a long waisted neck, a pear-shaped body and a short footring. It is excellently glazed and finely crackled on the exterior and about half-way down the neck of the interior, leaving the base of the footring unglazed. It has a moulded bowstring design on top of the pear-shaped body. A small portion of the body was re-glazed recently, and one can clearly see the difference between the original glazing and the later one. This vase comes with a well-protected wood case labeled \"song ding xiao ping\" (small Ding bottle of the Song dynasty) and a specially carved ivory stand. It was once the property of a Shanghai mayor called Mr. Tsao during the early 20th century. He once gave a large banquet (c. 2500 people) to show this piece to his friends and relatives. However, this so-called 'Song Ding bottle' is not a genuine Song piece, although it is in such a superb grade of workmanship. Its shape is not of a Song style. It bears more or less resemblance to the Wanli (1573-1620) yuhuchun vase model, but still appears quite different. Further, there are no marks left by a bamboo brush (zhu si shua wen) or tears of surplus glazes (lei hen) on the base of the footring as commonly seen on the genuine Ding wares. Thanks to the input of Ms. Jan Stuart, the associate curator of The Arthur M. Sackler and Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., this piece has been dated to the 19th century. It was most likely produced in the Dehua kiln and other kilns in the Fujian province, where ivory-white ware in superior quality are manufactured to this day. She also mentions that a fair number of similar vessels seem to have been given to collectors around the late 19th century (including to Mr. Freer), but they are not necessarily of the same shape. Ms. Stuart considers all objects of this kind, 19th century in date."},{"label":"Title","value":"Small ivory white-glazed vase"},{"label":"Rights","value":"Materials available through GettDigital encompass a wide range of works, many of which are in the public domain. However, some items may still be protected by copyright or other intellectual property rights. Users are responsible for determining the copyright status of materials and ensuring compliance with all applicable laws when reproducing or publishing these works. Items in our GettDigital Collections are for educational use. For assistance in understanding rights, obtaining permissions, or requesting files for publication or research purposes, please contact us at <a href=\"www.gettysburg.edu/special-collections/ask-an-archivist\">www.gettysburg.edu/special-collections/ask-an-archivist</a>"},{"label":"Reference URL","value":"http://cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4016coll6/id/1303"}],"description":"Small ivory white-glazed vase","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/b4ee9c09-65e4-4faa-a4a4-8063609db99f/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"Small ivory white-glazed vase","height":768,"width":512,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/b4ee9c09-65e4-4faa-a4a4-8063609db99f/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/b4ee9c09-65e4-4faa-a4a4-8063609db99f","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":512,"scaleFactors":[1,2]}]},"height":768,"width":512},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/b4ee9c09-65e4-4faa-a4a4-8063609db99f/canvas/_1","metadata":[]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/b4ee9c09-65e4-4faa-a4a4-8063609db99f/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/b4ee9c09-65e4-4faa-a4a4-8063609db99f/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/logo"}