Provenance Information

1988 with Bluett & Sons, Ltd., London; 1988 - 1995 collection of Richard J. Salisbury (d. 1995), New Jersey (purchased through Bluett & Sons, Ltd.); 1995 estate of Richard J. Salisbury; 1995 - 2008 collection of Jean Salisbury, Vero Beach, FL (acquired through inheritance); 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (gift of Jean Salisbury)

Exhibition Information

N/A

Publication Information

N/A

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

Provenance for this object is established to at least 1988, in London, where it was sold at auction and purchased directly by the donor. This object complements our collection, both individually and within the unique context of the larger gift.

Provenance Information

1988 with Christie's New York, sale # 6618, lot no. 54; 1988 - 1995 collection of Richard J. Salisbury (d. 1995), New Jersey (purchased through Christie's); 1995 estate of Richard J. Salisbury; 1995 - 2008 collection of Jean Salisbury, Vero Beach, FL (acquired through inheritance); 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (gift of Jean Salisbury)

Exhibition Information

Christie's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, June 3, 1988, sale no. 6618, lot # 57, May 28 - June 2, 1988.

Publication Information

Christie's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, June 3, 1988, sale no. 6618 [auction cat.]. (New York: Christie's, 1988); ref. p. 34, color illus. p. 35, lot # 57.

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

Provenance for this object is established to at least 1988, in New York, where it was sold at auction and purchased directly by the donor. This object complements our collection, both individually and within the unique context of the larger gift.

Provenance Information

1988 with Christie's New York, sale # 6618, lot no. 54; 1988 - 1995 collection of Richard J. Salisbury (d. 1995), New Jersey (purchased through Christie's); 1995 estate of Richard J. Salisbury;1995 - 2008 collection of Jean Salisbury, Vero Beach, FL (acquired through inheritance); 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (gift of Jean Salisbury)

Exhibition Information

Christie's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, June 3, 1988, sale no. 6618, lot # 54, May 28 - June 2, 1988

Publication Information

Christie's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, June 3, 1988, sale no. 6618 [auction cat.]. (New York: Christie's, 1988); ref. p. 32, color illus. p. 33, lot # 54.

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

Provenance for this object is established to at least 1988, in New York, where it was sold at auction and purchased directly by the donor. This object complements our collection, both individually and within the unique context of the larger gift.

Provenance Information

1987 with Christie's New York, sale # 6516, lot no. 33 (sold in a lot of 5: 2008.054.006 - .010); 1987 - 1995 collection of Richard J. Salisbury (d. 1995), New Jersey (purchased entire lot of 5 objects through Christie's); 1995 estate of Richard J. Salisbury; 1995 - 2008 collection of Jean Salisbury, Vero Beach, FL (acquired through inheritance); 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (gift of Jean Salisbury)

Exhibition Information

Christie's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, December 10, 1987, sale no. 6516, lot # 33 [lot of 5 objects], December 5 - December 9, 1987.

Publication Information

Christie's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, December 10, 1987, sale no. 6516 [auction cat.]. (New York: Christie's, 1987); ref. p. 28, color illus. p. 29, lot # 33 [lot of 5 objects].

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

Provenance for this object is established to at least 1987, in New York, where it was sold at auction and purchased directly by the donor. This object complements our collection, both individually and within the unique context of the larger gift.

Provenance Information

1987 with Christie's New York, sale # 6516, lot no. 33 (sold in a lot of 5: 2008.054.006 - .010); 1987 - 1995 collection of Richard J. Salisbury (d. 1995), New Jersey (purchased entire lot of 5 objects through Christie's); 1995 estate of Richard J. Salisbury; 1995 - 2008 collection of Jean Salisbury, Vero Beach, FL (acquired through inheritance); 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (gift of Jean Salisbury)

Exhibition Information

Christie's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, December 10, 1987, sale no. 6516, lot # 33 [lot of 5 objects], December 5 - December 9, 1987.

Publication Information

Christie's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, December 10, 1987, sale no. 6516 [auction cat.]. (New York: Christie's, 1987); ref. p. 28, color illus. p. 29, lot # 33 [lot of 5 objects].

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

Provenance for this object is established to at least 1987, in New York, where it was sold at auction and purchased directly by the donor. This object complements our collection, both individually and within the unique context of the larger gift.

Provenance Information

1987 with Christie's New York, sale # 6516, lot no. 33 (sold in a lot of 5: 2008.054.006 - .010); 1987 - 1995 collection of Richard J. Salisbury (d. 1995), New Jersey (purchased entire lot of 5 objects through Christie's); 1995 estate of Richard J. Salisbury; 1995 - 2008 collection of Jean Salisbury, Vero Beach, FL (acquired through inheritance); 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (gift of Jean Salisbury)

Exhibition Information

Christie's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, December 10, 1987, sale no. 6516, lot # 33 [lot of 5 objects], December 5 - December 9, 1987

Publication Information

Christie's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, December 10, 1987, sale no. 6516 [auction cat.]. (New York: Christie's, 1987); ref. p. 28, color illus. p. 29, lot # 33 [lot of 5 objects].

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

Provenance for this object is established to at least 1987, in New York, where it was sold at auction and purchased directly by the donor. This object complements our collection, both individually and within the unique context of the larger gift.

Provenance Information

1986 with Christie's New York, sale # 6284, lot no. 238; 1986 - 1995 collection of Richard J. Salisbury (d. 1995), New Jersey (purchased through Christie's); 1995 estate of Richard J. Salisbury; 1995 - 2008 collection of Jean Salisbury, Vero Beach, FL (acquired through inheritance); 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (gift of Jean Salisbury)

Exhibition Information

Christie's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, December 2, 1986, sale no. 6284, lot # 238, November 26 - December 1, 1986.

Possibly in China House Gallery, China Institute in America, New York, Ritual and Power: Jades of Ancient China, April 22 - June 18, 1988.

Publication Information

Christie's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, December 2, 1986, sale no. 6284 [auction cat.]. (New York: Christie's, 1986); ref. p. 119, color illus. p. 119, lot # 238.

Possibly in Childs-Johnson, Elizabeth. Ritual and Power: Jades of Ancient China [an exh. cat.]. (New York: China Institute in America, 1988); ref. p. 21, cat. no. 68, b&w illus. p. 21.

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

Provenance for this object is established to at least 1986, in New York, where it was sold at auction and purchased directly by the donor. This object complements our collection, both individually and within the unique context of the larger gift.

Provenance Information

n.d. collection of A.W. Bahr, Weybridge, United Kingdom and New York (d. 1959). 1986 with Christie's New York, sale # 6284, lot no. 253; 1986 - 1995 collection of Richard J. Salisbury (d. 1995), New Jersey (purchased through Christie's); 1995 estate of Richard J. Salisbury; 1995 - 2008 collection of Jean Salisbury, Vero Beach, FL (acquired through inheritance); 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (gift of Jean Salisbury)

Exhibition Information

Christie's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, December 2, 1986, sale no. 6284, lot # 253, November 26 - December 1, 1986.

China House Gallery, China Institute in America, New York, Ritual and Power: Jades of Ancient China, April 22 - June 18, 1988.

Publication Information

Christie's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, December 2, 1986, sale no. 6284 [auction cat.]. (New York: Christie's, 1986); ref. p. 124, color illus. p. 124, lot # 253.

Childs-Johnson, Elizabeth. Ritual and Power: Jades of Ancient China [an exh. cat.]. (New York: China Institute in America, 1988); ref. p. 21, cat. no. 269. [no illus.].

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

Provenance for this object is established to at least 1959, in New York, the year of death of the earliest confirmed owner. Whether it was in his collection at the time is unknown, but the object still carries his collector's mark and inventory number. The object was sold at auction in 1986 in New York, where it was purchased directly by the donor.

Provenance Information

by 1996 with Kaikodo, New York; c. 1996 - 2008 collection of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman, Durham (acquired through Kaikodo); 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Eunice and Herbert Shatzman)

Exhibition Information

Kaikodo, New York, [untitled exhibition], March 23 - April 20, 1996.

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

Kaikodo. Kaikodo Journal [an exh. cat.]. (Hong Kong: Kaikodo, 1996); p. 142, cat. no. 67, color illus. p. 143.

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. 51, 53, fn 90, cat. no. 47, color illus. p. 50 and details p. 51.

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 2000 - 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

Kaikodo, New York, In the Eye of the Beholder, September 16 - October 21, 2000

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

Kaikodo. Kaikodo Journal [an exh. cat.]. (Hong Kong: Kaikodo, 2000); p. 176, 308-309, cat. no. 56, color illus. p. 177.

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. 44-45, fn77, cat. no. 38, color illus. p. 44.

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.