Provenance Information

- 1998
Caseset Limited (Anthony Carter), London, England;

1998 - 2014
Edith J. Spink, St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from Caseset Limited;

2014 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, by bequest of Edith J. Spink

Exhibition Information

None known.

Publication Information

None known.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

In a letter dated August 16, 1988, C.C. Johnson Spink wrote to a Hong Kong dealer explaining that his purchase was “destined for the St. Louis Art Museum” and that “the collection…will be given to the Museum at some future date.” This object was part of a collection of 215 works of Chinese or Japanese origin, collected by C. C. Johnson Spink and Edith J. Spink from the 1970s through the 1990s. The Museum formally received the collection by bequest in 2014.

Provenance Information

- 1998
Caseset Limited (Anthony Carter), London, England

1998 -
Edith J. Spink (1921–2011), St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from Caseset Limited

Exhibition Information

None known.

Publication Information

None known.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

In a letter dated August 16, 1988, C.C. Johnson Spink wrote to a Hong Kong dealer explaining that his purchase was “destined for the St. Louis Art Museum” and that “the collection…will be given to the Museum at some future date.” This object was part of a collection of 215 works of Chinese or Japanese origin, collected by C. C. Johnson Spink and Edith J. Spink from the 1970s through the 1990s. The Museum formally received the collection by bequest in 2014.

Provenance Information

n.d. - 1950 private collection, Chengdu, China; 1950 - 2008 collection of George William Skinner, Davis, CA (purchased from private Chinese collection); 2008 – 2009 estate of George William Skinner, Davis, CA; 2009 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (bequest of George William Skinner)

Exhibition Information

To the best of our knowledge, the object has not yet been exhibited.

Publication Information

To the best of our knowledge, the object has not yet been published.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Informed judgement that works were outside of the country of modern discovery before 1970

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

The donor completed fieldwork in Chengdu, China in 1950, as noted in a interview, which is on file. This object was purchased during this time.

Provenance Information

n.d. - 1989 collection of Reach family, London; (1989 with Eskenazi Ltd., London (on consignment from Reach family)); 1989 – 2009 collection of Dr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Gordon, San Francisco (purchased through Eskenazi Ltd.); (2009 with J. J. Lally & Co., New York (on consignment from Dr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Gordon)); 2009 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (purchased through J. J. Lally & Co.)

Exhibition Information

Eskenazi Ltd., London, Chinese Art from the Reach Family Collection, December 8 - 22, 1989

J. J. Lally & Co., New York, The Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Gordon: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, March 12 - April 14, 2009

Publication Information

Eskenazi Ltd. Chinese Art from the Reach Family Collection, December 8 - 22, 1989 [a sale cat.]. (London: Eskenazi Ltd., 1989); ref. n.p., illus. n.p., cat. no. 19. [catalogued as "Stoneware Bowl"]

J. J. Lally & Co. The Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Gordon: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, March 12 - April 14, 2009 [a sale cat.]. (New York: J. J. Lally & Co., 2009); ref. n.p., color illus. n.p., cat. no. 50.

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

Prior to our acquiring this object, it had been in a couple prominent private collections and was previously published as part of those collections.

Furthermore, although the Museum’s collection is strong across ancient Chinese ceramics, there are only a few pieces of this period and style represented in our collection, and significant examples of this specific form of Northern Song black-glazed tea bowl are rare. It is an exceptional object and demonstrates the importance of this medium and form in the Northern Song culture, particularly when held in dialogue with similar objects from other dynasties and/or cultures.

Provenance Information

by 1996 – 2011 collection of Dr. Meyer H. and Ruth Abrams, Ithaca; 2011 collection of Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Dr. Meyer H. and Ruth Abrams)

Exhibition Information

None

Publication Information

None

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

The donors pledged part of their collection, including this object, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence, dated May 6, 1996, and loan agreements, the earliest of which is effective as of Aug-26-1996. All documents are on file.

Provenance Information

by 1996 – 2011 collection of Dr. Meyer H. and Ruth Abrams, Ithaca; 2011 collection of Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Dr. Meyer H. and Ruth Abrams)

Exhibition Information

None

Publication Information

None

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

The donors pledged part of their collection, including this object, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence, dated May 6, 1996, and loan agreements, the earliest of which is effective as of Aug-26-1996. All documents are on file.

Provenance Information

n.d. probably with a private dealer, Philippines. by 2006 - 2008 collection of Robert Tichane, Painted Post, NY; 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Robert Tichane)

Exhibition Information

N/A

Publication Information

N/A

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

The donor pledged this object, along with several others, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence dated 2006, on file.

Provenance Information

by 2006 - 2008 collection of Robert Tichane, Painted Post, NY; 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Robert Tichane)

Exhibition Information

N/A

Publication Information

N/A

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

The donor pledged this object, along with several others, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence dated 2006, on file.

Provenance Information

Probably 1970s - 1980s with Sotheby’s, New York. by 2006 - 2008 collection of Robert Tichane, Painted Post, NY; 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Robert Tichane)

Exhibition Information

N/A

Publication Information

N/A

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

The donor pledged this object, along with several others, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence dated 2006, on file.

Provenance Information

by 2006 - 2008 collection of Robert Tichane, Painted Post, NY; 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Robert Tichane)

Exhibition Information

N/A

Publication Information

N/A

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

The donor pledged this object, along with several others, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence dated 2006, on file.