2013.079

Object Title
Cup
Measurements
6 in. x 4 3/4 in.
Creation Date
2500 B.C.E. - 2000 B.C.E.
Credit Line
The Lunder-Colville Chinese Art Collection
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.colby.edu/academics_cs/museum/search/Obj606?sid=8367&x=22672&port=255
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
2500 B.C.E. - 2000 B.C.E. Late Neolithic Period
Provenance Information
Peter and Paula Lunder Thomas Colville Fine Art, New Haven, CT. Yue Gu Zhai Antique Co., Hong Kong.
Exhibition Information
Spaces & Places: Chinese Art from the Lunder-Colville Collection and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Colby College Museum of Art Waterville, ME July 13, 2013 - June 8, 2014
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 donors pledged part of their collection, including this object, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence dated April 11,2007, on file.

2013.621

Object Title
Bull
Measurements
7 in. x 4 in. x 11 in.
Creation Date
618 - 907
Credit Line
The Lunder-Colville Chinese Art Collection
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.colby.edu/academics_cs/museum/search/Obj82?sid=3004&x=22535&port=255
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
618 - 907 Tang Dynasty
Provenance Information
Peter and Paula Lunder, 2007
Thomas Colville Fine Art, New Haven, CT, 2007
Marc Richards Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2007
Exhibition Information
Spaces & Places: Chinese Art from the Lunder-Colville Collection and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, ME. July 13, 2013 - June 8, 2014
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 donors pledged part of their collection, including this object, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence dated April 11, 2007.

2013.061

Object Title
Court Lady with Bell-Shaped Skirt
Measurements
12 1/4 in. x 9 1/2 in. x 6 5/8 in.
Creation Date
206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.
Credit Line
The Lunder-Collville Chinese Art Collection
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.colby.edu/academics_cs/museum/search/Obj577?port=255
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
206 B.C.E. - 220 C.E. Han Dynasty
Provenance Information
Peter and Paula Lunder
Thomas Colville Fine Art, New Haven, CT
Exhibition Information
Spaces & Places: Chinese Art from the Lunder-Colville Collection and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
July 13, 2013 - June 8, 2014
Colby College Museum of Art
Waterville, ME
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 donors pledged part of their collection, including this object, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence dated April 11, 2007, on file.

2008.072.064

Object Title
Parrot-head or Phoenix-head ewer, Longquan ware
Measurements
H: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Creation Date
12th or 13th century, Southern Song period (1127-1279)
Credit Line
Gift of Eunice Shatzman, Class of 1949, and Herbert Shatzman
Culture
Country of Origin
Object URL
http://www.museum.cornell.edu/collections
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
late 1980s or early 1990s with private dealer, Hong Kong; by early 1990s - before 2004 E&J Frankel, Ltd., New York (purchased from private dealer); by 2004 - 2008 collection of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham (purchased from Frankel); 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman)
Exhibition Information
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection, June 5 – August 22, 2004; Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, February 6 – April 3, 2005
Publication Information
Avril, Ellen. Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection [an exh. cat.] (Ithaca: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 2004); ref. p. 70, cat. no. 68, color illus. p. 70.
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 2001, on file.

2008.072.063

Object Title
Covered circular box, Longquan ware
Measurements
H: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); diam: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Creation Date
12th century, Southern Song period (1127-1279)
Credit Line
Gift of Eunice Shatzman, Class of 1949, and Herbert Shatzman
Culture
Country of Origin
Object URL
http://www.museum.cornell.edu/collections
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
late 1980s or early 1990s with private dealer, Hong Kong; by early 1990s - before 2004 E&J Frankel, Ltd., New York (purchased from private dealer); by 2004 - 2008 collection of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham (purchased from Frankel); 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman)
Exhibition Information
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection, June 5 – August 22, 2004
Publication Information
Avril, Ellen. Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection [an exh. cat.] (Ithaca: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 2004); ref. p. 69-70, cat. no. 67, color illus. p. 69.
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 2001, on file.

2008.072.055

Object Title
Squat ewer with striped design, Changsha ware
Measurements
H: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Creation Date
9th century, Tang dynasty (618-907)
Credit Line
Gift of Eunice Shatzman, Class of 1949, and Herbert Shatzman
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.museum.cornell.edu/collections
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
early 2000s with private dealer, Chicago and Hong Kong; early 2000s - before 2004 with Three Friends Studio, Chicago (purchased through private dealer); by 2004 - 2008 collection of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham (purchased through Three Friends Studio); 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman)
Exhibition Information
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection, June 5 – August 22, 2004
Publication Information
Avril, Ellen. Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection [an exh. cat.] (Ithaca: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 2004); ref. p. 64, cat. no. 59, color illus. p. 64.
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 2001, on file.

2008.072.054

Object Title
Ewer with design of bird and lotus, Changsha ware
Measurements
H: 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)
Creation Date
9th century, Tang dynasty (618-907)
Credit Line
Gift of Eunice Shatzman, Class of 1949, and Herbert Shatzman
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.museum.cornell.edu/collections
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
early 2000s with private dealer, Chicago and Hong Kong; early 2000s - before 2004 with Three Friends Studio, Chicago (purchased through private dealer); by 2004 - 2008 collection of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham (purchased through Three Friends Studio); 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman)
Exhibition Information
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection, June 5 – August 22, 2004; Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, February 6 – April 3, 2005
Publication Information
Avril, Ellen. Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection [an exh. cat.] (Ithaca: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 2004); ref. p. 63, cat. no. 58, color illus. p. 63. (height of 20.6 cm is correct, but the conversion to inches is incorrect)
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 2001, on file.

2008.072.053 a,b

Object Title
Pair of bowls, Changsha ware
Measurements
H: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); diam: 5 7/8 in. (15 cm)
Creation Date
8th or 9th century, Tang dynasty (618-907)
Credit Line
Gift of Eunice Shatzman, Class of 1949, and Herbert Shatzman
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.museum.cornell.edu/collections
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
n.d. collected from a shipwreck in the Java Sea. before 2004 with Jan van Beers, Oriental Art, London; by 2004-2008 collection of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham (purchased through Jan van Beers); 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman)
Exhibition Information
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection, June 5 – August 22, 2004
Publication Information
Avril, Ellen. Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection [an exh. cat.] (Ithaca: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 2004); ref. p. 62-63, cat. no. 57a and b, color illus. p. 62.
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 2001, on file.

2008.072.052

Object Title
Tomb figure of a court lady holding a bird
Measurements
H: 15 in. (38.1 cm)
Creation Date
8th century, Tang dynasty (618-907)
Credit Line
Gift of Eunice Shatzman, Class of 1949, and Herbert Shatzman
Culture
Country of Origin
Object URL
http://www.museum.cornell.edu/collections
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
late 1980s or early 1990s probably with private dealer, Hong Kong; before 1999 - before 2004 E&J Frankel, Ltd., New York (probably purchased from private dealer); by 2004 - 2008 collection of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham (purchased from Frankel); 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman)
Exhibition Information
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection, June 5 – August 22, 2004; Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, February 6 – April 3, 2005
Publication Information
Avril, Ellen. Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection [an exh. cat.] (Ithaca: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 2004); ref. p. 61, cat. no. 56, color illus. p. 61.
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 2001, on file.

2008.072.047

Object Title
Candlestand in the form of a qilin, Yue ware
Measurements
H: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Creation Date
Eastern Jin period (317-420)
Credit Line
Gift of Eunice Shatzman, Class of 1949, and Herbert Shatzman
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.museum.cornell.edu/collections
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
before 2004 with Kaikodo, New York; by 2004 - 2008 collection of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham (purchased through Kaikodo); 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman)
Exhibition Information
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection, June 5 – August 22, 2004; Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, February 6 – April 3, 2005
Publication Information
Avril, Ellen. Heavenly Earth: Early Chinese Ceramics from the Shatzman Collection [an exh. cat.] (Ithaca: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, 2004); ref. p. 56, cat. no. 51, color illus. p. 56.
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 2001, on file.
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