Provenance Information

Acquired by J. J. Lally Co. (New York) from Mr. Jisui Gong (Seattle) in 1998; sold by J. J. Lally Co. to Nancy and Ed Rosenthal (Cincinnati) in July 1999; 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. 15.

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 1998 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.

Provenance Information

Acquired by Kaikodo (New York) in Hong Kong in the late 1980s; sold by Kaikodo to Nancy and Ed Rosenthal (Cincinnati) in March 2002; 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

Kaikodo Journal, XXII (Spring 2002), No. 53;

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. 8.

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 the late 1980s 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.

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.

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.

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. 31-32, cat. no. 23a and b, color illus. p. 31.

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.

Provenance Information

before 2004 with J.J. Lally & Co., New York; by 2004 - 2008 collection of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham (purchased through J.J. Lally & Co.); 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. 30 (incorrectly referenced as no. 21), cat. no. 22, color illus. p. 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 pledged part of their collection, including this object, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence dated 2001, on file.

Provenance Information

by 2004 - 2008 collection of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham; 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. 35, cat. no. 28, color illus. p. 35.

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.

Provenance Information

late 1980s or early 1990s possibly in Hong Kong; early 1990s - before 2004 possibly E&J Frankel, Ltd., New York (possibly from Hong Kong); 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. 32, fn52, cat. no. 24, color illus. p. 32.

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.

Provenance Information

John G. Bourne [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2017.

Exhibition Information

No known exhibitions.

Publication Information

Reents-Budet, Dorie. Exploring art of the ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection. Baltimore: Walters Art Museum, 2012.

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

Communications between the Walters Art Museum and the donor of this promised gift began in April 2005.

Provenance Information

John G. Bourne [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2017.

Exhibition Information

No known exhibitions.

Publication Information

Reents-Budet, Dorie. Exploring art of the ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection. Baltimore: Walters Art Museum, 2012.

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

Communications between the Walters Art Museum and the donor of this gift / promised gift began in April 2005.