2009.53.9

Object Title
Jar
Measurements
5 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. overall
Creation Date
4th-5th century
Credit Line
Estate of Rosa Ayer
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://seattleartmuseum.org/emuseum/code/emuseum.asp?style=browse&currentrecord=1&page=search&profile=objects&searchdesc=2009.53.9&quicksearch=2009.53.9&newvalues=1&newstyle=single&newcurrentrecord=1
Provenance Information
Rosa Ayer, Seattle, Washington, until 2009 (her death); bequest from Mrs. Ayer to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 31 December 2009
Exhibition Information
None known
Publication Information
None known
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
Mrs. Ayer pledged her collection to the museum prior to 2008 (signed pledge agreement on file, dated June 1996)

2009.53.8

Object Title
Jar
Measurements
9 x 9 1/2 in. overall
Creation Date
5th century
Credit Line
Estate of Rosa Ayer
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://seattleartmuseum.org/emuseum/code/emuseum.asp?style=browse&currentrecord=1&page=search&profile=objects&searchdesc=2009.53.8&quicksearch=2009.53.8&newvalues=1&newstyle=single&newcurrentrecord=1
Provenance Information
Rosa Ayer, Seattle, Washington, until 2009 (her death); bequest from Mrs. Ayer to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 31 December 2009
Exhibition Information
None known
Publication Information
None known
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
Mrs. Ayer pledged her collection to the museum prior to 2008 (signed pledge agreement on file, dated June 1996)

2009.53.7

Object Title
Vase
Measurements
11 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.
Creation Date
10th century
Credit Line
Estate of Rosa Ayer
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://seattleartmuseum.org/emuseum/code/emuseum.asp?style=browse&currentrecord=1&page=search&profile=objects&searchdesc=2009.53.7&quicksearch=2009.53.7&newvalues=1&newstyle=single&newcurrentrecord=1
Provenance Information
Rosa Ayer, Seattle, Washington, until 2009 (her death); bequest from Mrs. Ayer to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 31 December 2009
Exhibition Information
None known
Publication Information
None known
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
Mrs. Ayer pledged her collection to the museum prior to 2008 (signed pledge agreement on file, dated June 1996)

2009.53.6

Object Title
Bottle
Measurements
12 x 6 in. overall
Creation Date
11th-12th century
Credit Line
Estate of Rosa Ayer
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://seattleartmuseum.org/emuseum/code/emuseum.asp?style=single&currentrecord=1&page=search&profile=objects&searchdesc=2009.53.5&newprofile=objects&quicksearch=2009.53.6
Provenance Information
Rosa Ayer, Seattle, Washington, until 2009 (her death); bequest from Mrs. Ayer to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 31 December 2009
Exhibition Information
None known
Publication Information
None known
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
Mrs. Ayer pledged her collection to the museum prior to 2008 (signed pledge agreement on file, dated June 1996)

2009.53.5

Object Title
Jar
Measurements
11 x 10 in. overall
Creation Date
4th-5th century
Credit Line
Estate of Rosa Ayer
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://seattleartmuseum.org/emuseum/code/emuseum.asp?style=browse&currentrecord=1&page=search&profile=objects&searchdesc=2009.53.5&quicksearch=2009.53.5&newvalues=1&newstyle=single&newcurrentrecord=1
Provenance Information
Rosa Ayer, Seattle, Washington, until 2009 (her death); bequest from Mrs. Ayer to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 31 December 2009
Exhibition Information
None known
Publication Information
None known
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
Mrs. Ayer pledged her collection to the museum prior to 2008 (signed pledge agreement on file, dated June 1996)

2009.53.4

Object Title
Jar
Measurements
9 1/2 x 7 in. overall
Creation Date
5th century
Credit Line
Estate of Rosa Ayer
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://seattleartmuseum.org/emuseum/code/emuseum.asp?style=browse&currentrecord=1&page=search&profile=objects&searchdesc=2009.53.4&quicksearch=2009.53.4&newvalues=1&newstyle=single&newcurrentrecord=1
Provenance Information
Rosa Ayer, Seattle, Washington, until 2009 (her death); bequest from Mrs. Ayer to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 31 December 2009
Exhibition Information
None known
Publication Information
None known
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
Mrs. Ayer pledged her collection to the museum prior to 2008 (signed pledge agreement on file, dated June 1996)

2009.53.3

Object Title
Jar
Measurements
13 x 13 in. overall
Creation Date
5th-6th century
Credit Line
Estate of Rosa Ayer
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://seattleartmuseum.org/emuseum/code/emuseum.asp?style=browse&currentrecord=1&page=search&profile=objects&searchdesc=2009.53.3&quicksearch=2009.53.3&newvalues=1&newstyle=single&newcurrentrecord=1
Provenance Information
Rosa Ayer, Seattle, Washington, until 2009 (her death); bequest from Mrs. Ayer to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 31 December 2009
Exhibition Information
None known
Publication Information
None known
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
Mrs. Ayer pledged her collection to the museum prior to 2008 (signed pledge agreement on file, dated June 1996)

2011.394

Object Title
Bottle
Measurements
H. 11 ¼ in. (28.6 cm); Diam. 6 in. (15.2 cm); Diam. of rim 2 7/8 in. (7.3cm); Diam. of foot 3 1/8 in. (7.9cm)
Creation Date
Late 6th-early 7th century
Credit Line
Purchase, Barbara and William Karatz Gift, 2011
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/60051127
Provenance Information
Acquired by Robert Ellsworth in Hong Kong in 1987; sold by Robert Ellsworth to The Metropolitan Museum of Art through Kaikodo LLC.
Exhibition Information
None.
Publication Information
None.
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 established to 1987. The work is an important addition to The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection because it is the first example of a celadon with a translucent glaze produced in north (as opposed to south) China from this period.
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