2022.23

Object Title
Cocoon-shaped Vessel
Measurements
17 x 19 x 13 1/8 in (43.3 x 48.3 x 33. 3 cm)
Creation Date
2nd–early 1st century BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Nancy and Ed Rosenthal
Museum Contact
info@daytonart.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://collection.daytonartinstitute.org/objects/25966/cocoonshaped-vessel?ctx=94b34bbd-63c3-412f-a406-7ebb74f36ced&idx=2
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618–907 CE)
Provenance Information
Acquired by J. J. Lally Co. (New York) in Hong Kong in 2005; sold by J. J. Lally Co. to Nancy and Ed Rosenthal (Cincinnati) in February 2007; donated by Nancy and Ed Rosenthal to the Dayton Art Institute in March 2022.
Exhibition Information
“Brush/Clay/Wood: The Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Collection of Chinese Art,” Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, Ohio (November 7, 2008–January 11, 2009);

“Fired Imagination: Ancient Chinese Ceramics from the Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Family Collection,” Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio (January 5–July 24, 2022).
Publication Information
Virginia Bower, Sarah Handler, and Jon Burris, Brush/Clay/Wood: The Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Collection of Chinese Art (exh. cat., Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, 2008), Fig. 4.
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 work has provenance to 2005 and has been exhibited and published since then. It was also checked against the Art Loss Registry by the previous owner in June 2012. This is an important addition to the Dayton Art Institute and the greater Miami Valley region as there is no comparable example in the collection. Its acquisition helps further scholarly research on and public enjoyment of the dynamic and diverse achievements of ceramics in Chinese history and culture.

2022.22

Object Title
Jar with Handles
Measurements
14 x 12 ½ x 10 ½ in. (35.6 x 31. 8 x 26.7 cm)
Creation Date
3rd–2nd century BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Nancy and Ed Rosenthal
Museum Contact
info@daytonart.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://collection.daytonartinstitute.org/objects/25965/jar-with-handles?ctx=32dc5780-4201-4d88-8a4b-ad657bd08f0f&idx=1
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618–907 CE)
Provenance Information
Acquired by J. J. Lally Co. (New York) in Hong Kong in 1996; sold by J. J. Lally Co. to Nancy and Ed Rosenthal (Cincinnati) in September 1996; donated by Nancy and Ed Rosenthal to the Dayton Art Institute in March 2022.
Exhibition Information
“Brush/Clay/Wood: The Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Collection of Chinese Art,” Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, Ohio (November 7, 2008–January 11, 2009);

“Our Century: Dayton Area Collects,” Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio (June 29–September 22, 2019).
Publication Information
Virginia Bower, Sarah Handler, and Jon Burris, Brush/Clay/Wood: The Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Collection of Chinese Art (exh. cat., Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, 2008), Fig. 2.
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 work has provenance to 1996 and has been exhibited and published since then. It was also checked against the Art Loss Registry by the previous owner in June 2012. This is an important addition to the Dayton Art Institute and the greater Miami Valley region as there is no comparable example in the collection. Its acquisition helps further scholarly research on and public enjoyment of the dynamic and diverse achievements of ceramics in Chinese history and culture.

2022.21

Object Title
Jar in Bird Form
Measurements
9 5/16 x 11 7/16 x 11 1/16 in. (23.7 x 29.1 x 28.4 cm)
Creation Date
About 2500–2000 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Nancy and Ed Rosenthal
Museum Contact
info@daytonart.org
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://collection.daytonartinstitute.org/objects/25964/jar-in-bird-form?ctx=32dc5780-4201-4d88-8a4b-ad657bd08f0f&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618–907 CE)
Provenance Information
Acquired by J. J. Lally Co. (New York) in Hong Kong in 1997; sold by J. J. Lally Co. to Nancy and Ed Rosenthal (Cincinnati) in January 1998; donated by Nancy and Ed Rosenthal to the Dayton Art Institute in March 2022.
Exhibition Information
“Brush/Clay/Wood: The Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Collection of Chinese Art,” Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, Ohio (November 7, 2008–January 11, 2009);

“Fired Imagination: Ancient Chinese Ceramics from the Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Family Collection,” Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio (January 5–July 24, 2022).
Publication Information
Virginia Bower, Sarah Handler, and Jon Burris, Brush/Clay/Wood: The Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Collection of Chinese Art (exh. cat., Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, 2008), Fig. 1.
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 work has provenance to 1997 and has been exhibited and published since then. It was also checked against the Art Loss Registry by the previous owner in June 2012. This is an important addition to the Dayton Art Institute and the greater Miami Valley region as it is stylistically significantly different from a work of the same period in the collection. Its acquisition helps further scholarly research on and public enjoyment of the dynamic and diverse achievements of ceramics in Chinese history and culture.

2019.193.1

Object Title
Pendant in the shape of a coiling dragon
Measurements
Diam. 1 ¾ in. (4.4 cm)
Creation Date
Shang dynasty (ca. 1600-1046 B.C.), 13th -12th century B.C.
Credit Line
Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2019
Museum Contact
provenance.research@metmuseum.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/748361
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Created before the end of the Han Dynasty (220 AD)
Provenance Information
[P. C. Lu & Sons Ltd. , Hong Kong, until 1986; sold to Irving]; Florence and Herbert Irving , New York (1986–2019; donated to MMA)
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 object was designated as a promised gift by the Irvings in 1989.

2017-244-34

Object Title
Cocoon Jar
Measurements
14 1/4 x 10 15/16 x 16 15/16inches (36.2 x 27.8 x 43cm)
Creation Date
Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE-9 CE), 2nd century BCE - early 1st century CE
Credit Line
125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift of Ann E. and Donald W. McPhail, 2017
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Provenance Information
With Li En Zhu, Ridgefield, CT; sold to Donald W. McPhail and Ann E. McPhail, Philadelphia, March 28, 1998; gift to PMA, 2017.
Exhibition Information
Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, "Gifts in Honor of the 125th Anniversary of the Philadelphia Museum of Art", September 9 - December 11, 2002.
Publication Information
Gifts in honor of the 125th anniversary of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2002), 3, 167, checklist 10.
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, Donald and Ann McPhail, signed a gift pledge agreement with the Philadelphia Museum of Art on January 2, 2002.

2017-244-32

Object Title
Tomb Figure: Mounted Lute Player
Measurements
17 5/8 x 5 9/16 x 15 13/16inches (44.8 x 14.1 x 40.2cm)
Creation Date
Late 7th - early 8th century
Credit Line
125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift of Ann E. and Donald W. McPhail, 2017
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Provenance Information
With E. & J. Frankel, Ltd., New York, by 1997; sold to Donald W. McPhail and Ann E. McPhail, Philadelphia, April 13, 1997; gift to Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2017.
Exhibition Information
Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, "Gifts in Honor of the 125th Anniversary of the Philadelphia Museum of Art", September 9 - December 11, 2002.
Publication Information
Gifts in honor of the 125th anniversary of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2002), 3, 170, checklist 30.
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, Donald and Ann McPhail, signed a gift pledge agreement with the Philadelphia Museum of Art on January 2, 2002.

2017-244-33

Object Title
Tomb Figure: Mounted Cymbal Player
Measurements
17 7/8 x 5 9/16 x 16 13/16inches (45.4 x 14.1 x 42.7cm)
Creation Date
Late 7th - early 8th century
Credit Line
125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift of Ann E. and Donald W. McPhail, 2017
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Provenance Information
With E. & J. Frankel, Ltd., New York, by 1997; sold to Donald W. McPhail and Ann E. McPhail, Philadelphia, April 13, 1997; gift to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2017.
Exhibition Information
Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, "Gifts in Honor of the 125th Anniversary of the Philadelphia Museum of Art", September 9 - December 11, 2002.
Publication Information
Gifts in honor of the 125th anniversary of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2002), 3, 170, checklist 30.
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, Donald and Ann McPhail, signed a gift pledge agreement with the Philadelphia Museum of Art on January 2, 2002.

2015.500.1.68

Object Title
Kneeling ram
Measurements
H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); L. 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm)
Creation Date
Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220)
Credit Line
Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/39673?sortB y=Relevance&ft=2015.500.1.68&offset=0&rp p=20&pos=1
Provenance Information
Purchased from Klaus F. Naumann, Tokyo, by Florence and Herbert Irving, New York, in 1988; Collection of Florence and Herbert Irving, New York from 1988 to 2015, on loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1997 until donation to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2015.
Exhibition Information
None
Publication Information
Published on The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s online collection database. http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection as of July 2015
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 Kneeling ram has been on long-term loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1997.

2015.500.1.79

Object Title
Bowl
Measurements
H. 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm); Diam. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
Creation Date
9th–10th century, late Tang (618–907)–early Song (960–1279) dynasty
Credit Line
Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/39695
Provenance Information
Gift of Klaus F. Naumann, Tokyo, to Florence and Herbert Irving, New York, probably in 1990
[based on the sequence of the inventory numbers]; Collection of Florence and Herbert Irving, New York, probably from 1990 to 2015, on loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1997 until donation to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2015
Exhibition Information
None
Publication Information
Watt, James C. Y. and Barbara Brennan Ford. East Asian Lacquer: The Florence and Herbert Irving Collection. Exh. cat. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art., 1991, p. 22, fig. 8.

Published on The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s online collection database.
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/39695?sortBy=Relevance&ft=2015.500.1.79&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=1 as of July 2015
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 Bowl has been on long-term loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1997.

2015.500.1.81

Object Title
Winged cup
Measurements
H. 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm); Diam. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
Creation Date
3, Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9)
Credit Line
Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/39698
Provenance Information
Purchased from Galaxie Art & Gift Company, Hong Kong, by Florence and Herbert Irving, New York, in 1991; Collection of Florence and Herbert Irving, New York from 1991 to 2015, on loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1997 until donation to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2015.
Exhibition Information
None
Publication Information
Watt, James C. Y. and Barbara Brennan Ford. East Asian Lacquer: The Florence and Herbert Irving Collection. Exh. cat. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art., 1991, p. 19, fig. 6.
Published on The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s online collection database.
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/39698?sortBy=Relevance&ft=2015.500.1.81&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=1 as of July 2015
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 Winged cup has been on long-term loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1997.
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