Provenance Information

May, 1970 or May, 1971, sold by Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles, to a private collector, Los Angeles [see note]; November 18-20, 2000, anonymous private collector sale, Sotheby’s, New York, lot 312, to Scott Gentling (d. 2011) and Stuart Gentling (d. 2006), Fort Worth, TX; November 12, 2014, consigned by the Gentling estate, Bonhams, New York, lot 60, sold to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 28, 2015)

NOTE: According to this previous owner, the vessel was acquired in May, 1970. Information supplied by the auction houses that sold the piece suggest that it was acquired in May, 1971.

Exhibition Information

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, March 1983-December 1984 (unconfirmed).

Publication Information

None known.

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

According to the previous owner, the vessel was acquired in May, 1970. Information supplied by the auction houses that sold the piece suggest that it was acquired in May, 1971. Even if it was the latter date, given the sale early in the year, it is reasonable to assume that object was in the United States already by the end of 1970.

Provenance Information

1960s, sold by Bernheimer's Antique Arts, Cambridge, MA to Clifford S. Ackley, Boston; 2014, gift of Ackley to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2014)

Exhibition Information

No known exhibition history.

Publication Information

No known publication history.

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 recalls purchasing the bowl in Massachusetts in the 1960s, although there is no documentation of the transaction.

Provenance Information

Peter and Paula Lunder Thomas Colville Fine Art, New Haven, CT. Eskenazi Oriental Art, New York

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 Art at Colby: Celebrating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Colby College Museum of Art, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine July 11, 2009-February 21, 2010

Publication Information

The Lunder Collection: A Gift of Art to Colby College, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville Maine. 2013, p. 30. Art at Colby, Celebrating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Colby College Museum of Art, 2010. Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, illustrated pp. 32-33

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.

Provenance Information

Peter and Paula Lunder Thomas Colville Fine Art, New Haven, CT. Eskenazi Oriental Art, New York

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 Art at Colby: Celebrating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Colby College Museum of Art, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine July 11, 2009-February 21, 2010

Publication Information

The Lunder Collection: A Gift of Art to Colby College, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville Maine. 2013, p. 30. Art at Colby, Celebrating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Colby College Museum of Art, 2010. Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, illustrated pp. 32-33

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 the their collection, including this object, to the museum prior to 2008, as per correspondence dated April 11, 2007, on file.

Provenance Information

Purchased in 1972 by J. Joseph Marr from Romulo Berrocal, "La Huaca" in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Exhibition Information

None known prior to acquisition by DAM.

Publication Information

None known prior to acquisition by DAM.

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

This bowl was acquired by the donor in Costa Rica only two years after 1970, at a time when archaeological materials were freely available for purchase. The Denver Art Museum holds the finest and most comprehensive collection of pre-Columbian art from Costa Rica in the United States, and has served as an invaluable resource for scholars for decades. The acquisition of this small bowl expands the collection's representation of forms and decorative schemes, and makes this object accessible to scholars.

Provenance Information

Purchased from Throckmorton Fine Art, Inc. of New York; acquired around 1980 from Galerie Deletaille of Brussels, Belgium.

Exhibition Information

None known prior to acquisition.

Publication Information

None known prior to acquisition.

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

This ceramic was outside its likely country of origin (Colombia) by around 1980; no further provenance information is available. A memorandum of understanding restricting importation of Colombian archaeological materials into the United States did not go into effect until 2006. The vessel has an unusual shape and exceptionally finely rendered surface decoration. Its acquisition by the Denver Art Museum facilitates research by scholars, as well as public enjoyment and understanding of Colombia's pre-Columbian heritage.

Provenance Information

Purchased from Throckmorton Fine Art, Inc. of New York; acquired around 1980 from Galerie Deletaille of Brussels, Belgium.

Exhibition Information

None known prior to acquisition.

Publication Information

None known prior to acquisition.

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

This ceramic was outside its likely country of origin (Colombia) by around 1980. No further provenance information is available. A memorandum of understanding prohibiting importation of Colombian archaeological materials into the United States did no go into effect until 2006. The vessel has an unusual shape and and exceptionally finely executed surface decoration. Its acquisition by the Denver Art Museum facilitates research by scholars, as well as public appreciation of Colombia's pre-Columbian cultural heritage.

Provenance Information

Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. Bourne, January 1, 2001, by purchase; given to John G. Bourne Foundation, 2001 [1]; given to Walters Art Museum, 2013.

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.

Provenance Information

Economos Works of Art [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. Bourne, 1990s, by purchase; 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.