2011.031 a,b

Object Title
Qingbai wine pot with cover
Measurements
3 1/2 x 3 x 4 5/8 in. (8.9 x 7.6 x 11.7 cm)
Creation Date
Song dynasty (960-1279)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean Davis Salisbury, Class of 1949
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://emuseum.cornell.edu/
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
n.d.-1989 private collection; (1989 with Sotheby’s, New York, Sale No. 5949, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Dec-6-1989, Lot # 125 (sold by private collector)); 1989-1995 collection of Richard J. Salisbury, Flanders, NJ (purchased through Sotheby’s via Mohawk Gallery); 1995 estate of Richard J. Salisbury, Flanders, NJ; 1995 – 2011 collection of Jean Davis Salisbury, Vero Beach (from descent); 2011 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Jean Davis Salisbury)
Exhibition Information
Sotheby's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, December 6, 1989, sale no. 5949, lot #125, December 2 - December 5, 1989
Publication Information
Sotheby's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, December 6, 1989, sale no. 5949 [auction cat.]. (New York: Sotheby's, 1989); lot #125, ref. n.p., color illus. n.p. [shown in color photo with lot # 142].
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
Provenance for this object is established to 1989 in New York, when it was sold at auction by a private collector and purchased directly by the donor. This object complements our collection, both individually and within the unique context of the donor’s earlier, larger gift, which is also posted on this registry.