Object Title
Amphora
Measurements
39 x 28.6 x 23.5 cm (15 ½ x 11 ¼ x 9 ¼ in)
Creation Date
530-520 BC
Credit Line
Katherine K. Adler Memorial Fund
Museum Name
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/198337?search_id=4
Provenance Information
T. Fujita, Tokyo, Japan and Lugano, Switzerland in the 1970's; in the collection of the Kurashiki Ninagawa Museum, Kurashiki, Okayama County, Japan, by 1980, then to the Kyoto Girishia Roma Bijutsukan, Kyoto, Japan, until about 2007; sold by Mr. Akira Ninagawa at aution through Christie's New York, New York, June 4, 2008, lot 225, to Phoenix Ancient Art, New York, New York; purchased by the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois in 2009.
Exhibition Information
Das Tier in der Antike, 400 Werke ägyptischer, griechischer, etruskischer, und römischer Kunst aus privatem und öffentlichem Besitz, Zürich Archäologischen Institut der Universität, Zürich , Switzerland, September 21-November 17, 1974).
In collection of Kurashiki Ninagawa Museum, Kurashiki, Okayama County, Japan, by 1980; exhibition dates unknown.
Thereafter in collection of Kyoto Girishia Roma Bijutsukan, Kyoto, Japan, until about 2007; exhibition dates unknown.
International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show, Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, New York, October 17-23, 2008, Phoenix Ancient Art, Stand B-15.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, November 2009-February 2012 in gallery 156; November 2012-present in gallery 152.
Publication Information (list publication name, place(s), title and dates):
Bloesch, Hansjörg, Das Tier in der Antike, 400 Werke ägyptischer, griechischer, etruskischer, und römischer Kunst aus privatem und öffentlichem Besitz (Zürich, Switzerland,1974), p. 53, no. 322, pl. 55, 322a and 322b.
n.a. The Ancient and Modern Art in the Kurashiki Museum (Tokyo, Japan, 1980), pl. 60(A).
Simon, Erika, The Kurashiki Ninagawa Museum: Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities (Mainz on Rhine, Germany, 982, pp. 155, 182-4, no. 115 (illus).
Drukker, Anja, “The Ivy Painter in Friesland,” in Enthousiasmos: Essays on Greek and Related Pottery Presented to J. M. Hemelrijk (Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1986), pp. 39-48, no. 41.
Werner, Ingrid, Dionysos in Etruria: The Ivy Leaf Group, Skrifter Utgivna au Svenska Institutet I Rome, Acta Instituti Romani Regni Seuciae, 4, LVII (Stockholm, Sweden, 2005), p. 31, pl. 27, no. 4/6/6.1.
Christie’s New York Antiquities (New York, New York, June 4, 2008), lot 225.
Phoenix Ancient Art, (Geneva, Switzerland, 2008, 1), pp. 38-39, 104, no. 27.
Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report 2008-2009 (posted on AIC web site), pp. 19, 25 (ill.).
In collection of Kurashiki Ninagawa Museum, Kurashiki, Okayama County, Japan, by 1980; exhibition dates unknown.
Thereafter in collection of Kyoto Girishia Roma Bijutsukan, Kyoto, Japan, until about 2007; exhibition dates unknown.
International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show, Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, New York, October 17-23, 2008, Phoenix Ancient Art, Stand B-15.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, November 2009-February 2012 in gallery 156; November 2012-present in gallery 152.
Publication Information (list publication name, place(s), title and dates):
Bloesch, Hansjörg, Das Tier in der Antike, 400 Werke ägyptischer, griechischer, etruskischer, und römischer Kunst aus privatem und öffentlichem Besitz (Zürich, Switzerland,1974), p. 53, no. 322, pl. 55, 322a and 322b.
n.a. The Ancient and Modern Art in the Kurashiki Museum (Tokyo, Japan, 1980), pl. 60(A).
Simon, Erika, The Kurashiki Ninagawa Museum: Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities (Mainz on Rhine, Germany, 982, pp. 155, 182-4, no. 115 (illus).
Drukker, Anja, “The Ivy Painter in Friesland,” in Enthousiasmos: Essays on Greek and Related Pottery Presented to J. M. Hemelrijk (Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1986), pp. 39-48, no. 41.
Werner, Ingrid, Dionysos in Etruria: The Ivy Leaf Group, Skrifter Utgivna au Svenska Institutet I Rome, Acta Instituti Romani Regni Seuciae, 4, LVII (Stockholm, Sweden, 2005), p. 31, pl. 27, no. 4/6/6.1.
Christie’s New York Antiquities (New York, New York, June 4, 2008), lot 225.
Phoenix Ancient Art, (Geneva, Switzerland, 2008, 1), pp. 38-39, 104, no. 27.
Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report 2008-2009 (posted on AIC web site), pp. 19, 25 (ill.).
Publication Information
Published:
Bloesch, Hansjörg, Das Tier in der Antike, 400 Werke ägyptischer, griechischer, etruskischer, und römischer Kunst aus privatem und öffentlichem Besitz (Zürich, 1974), p. 53, no. 322, pl. 55, 322a and 322b.
n.a. The Ancient and Modern Art in the Kurashiki Museum (Tokyo, 1980), pl. 60(A).
Simon, Erika, The Kurashiki Ninagawa Museum: Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities (Mainz on Rhine), 1982, pp. 155, 182-4, no. 115 (illus).
Drukker, Anja, “The Ivy Painter in Friesland,” in Enthousiasmos: Essays on Greek and Related Pottery Presented to J. M. Hemelrijk (Amsterdam, 1986), pp. 39-48, no. 41.
Werner, Ingrid, Dionysos in Etruria: The Ivy Leaf Group, Skrifter Utgivna au Svenska Institutet I Rome, Acta Instituti Romani Regni Seuciae, 4, LVII (Stockholm, 2005), p. 31, pl. 27, no. 4/6/6.1.
Christie’s New York Antiquities, June 4, 2008, lot 225.
Phoenix Ancient Art, (Geneva, Switzerland, 2008, 1), pp. 38-39, 104, no. 27.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report 2008-2009 (posted on AIC web site), pp. 19, 25 (ill.).
Bloesch, Hansjörg, Das Tier in der Antike, 400 Werke ägyptischer, griechischer, etruskischer, und römischer Kunst aus privatem und öffentlichem Besitz (Zürich, 1974), p. 53, no. 322, pl. 55, 322a and 322b.
n.a. The Ancient and Modern Art in the Kurashiki Museum (Tokyo, 1980), pl. 60(A).
Simon, Erika, The Kurashiki Ninagawa Museum: Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities (Mainz on Rhine), 1982, pp. 155, 182-4, no. 115 (illus).
Drukker, Anja, “The Ivy Painter in Friesland,” in Enthousiasmos: Essays on Greek and Related Pottery Presented to J. M. Hemelrijk (Amsterdam, 1986), pp. 39-48, no. 41.
Werner, Ingrid, Dionysos in Etruria: The Ivy Leaf Group, Skrifter Utgivna au Svenska Institutet I Rome, Acta Instituti Romani Regni Seuciae, 4, LVII (Stockholm, 2005), p. 31, pl. 27, no. 4/6/6.1.
Christie’s New York Antiquities, June 4, 2008, lot 225.
Phoenix Ancient Art, (Geneva, Switzerland, 2008, 1), pp. 38-39, 104, no. 27.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report 2008-2009 (posted on AIC web site), pp. 19, 25 (ill.).
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
The cumulative facts and circumstances known to the Art Institute of Chicago at the time of the acquisition allowed it to make an informed judgment to acquire the object. The 2008 Christie’s catalog cited the provenance for the object as “with T. Fujita, 1970s.” Mr. Fujita is now deceased, and two letters to Mr. Akira Ninagawa of the Kurashiki Ninagawa Museum requesting additional information regarding the object's prior ownership remain unanswered. However, the object has been published eight times since 1974, and also has an extensive exhibition history. In addition, this acquisition furthers the representation of the artistic achievements of all civilizations in art museums because it is an extremely fine example of an Etruscan vase that emulates a Greek vessel shape and decorative technique.