Provenance Information

1920s - collection of Johannes Hellner, Stockholm (d. 1947). 1980s with private dealer, New York; 1980s - mid 1990s private collection, Texas (purchased through private dealer); mid 1990s - late 1990s with Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York (consigned by private collector); late 1990s - 2008 collection of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham (purchased through Chait Galleries); 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. 48, cat. no. 44, color illus. p. 48.

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

1920s - collection of Johannes Hellner, Stockholm (1866-1947). (1980s with private dealer, New York); 1980s - mid 1990s private collection, Texas (purchased through private dealer); (mid 1990s - late 1990s with Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York (on consignment from private collector)); late 1990s - 2008 collection of Eunice Shatzman, Class of 1949, and Herbert Shatzman (d. 2014), Durham (purchased through Chait Galleries); 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. 45, cat. no. 40, color illus. p. 45.

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

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. 22, cat. no. 11, color illus. p. 22.

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 2003 in Hong Kong; 2003 or 2004 with Marc Richards Gallery, Los Angeles (purchased in Hong Kong); 2004 - 2008 collection of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham (purchased from Marc Richards Gallery); 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. 19-20, cat. no. 7, color illus. p. 18. (height of 11.2 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.

Provenance Information

Peter and Paula Lunder
Thomas Colville Fine Art, New Haven, CT
Jim's 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.

Provenance Information

by 2004 - 2008 Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham; 2008 collection of 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. 21-22, cat. no. 10, color illus. p. 21.

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

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 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

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.