Provenance Information

n.d.-1989 private collection; (1989 with Sotheby’s, New York, Sale No. 5949, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Dec-6-1989, Lot # 125 (sold by private collector)); 1989-1995 collection of Richard J. Salisbury, Flanders, NJ (purchased through Sotheby’s via Mohawk Gallery); 1995 estate of Richard J. Salisbury, Flanders, NJ; 1995 – 2011 collection of Jean Davis Salisbury, Vero Beach (from descent); 2011 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Jean Davis Salisbury)

Exhibition Information

Sotheby's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, December 6, 1989, sale no. 5949, lot #125, December 2 - December 5, 1989

Publication Information

Sotheby's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, December 6, 1989, sale no. 5949 [auction cat.]. (New York: Sotheby's, 1989); lot #125, ref. n.p., color illus. n.p. [shown in color photo with lot # 142].

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 1989 in New York, when it was sold at auction by a private collector and purchased directly by the donor. This object complements our collection, both individually and within the unique context of the donor’s earlier, larger gift, which is also posted on this registry.

Provenance Information

before 1967/1969 in the Philippines; 1967/1969 - 2010 collection of Dr. Joseph F. Metz, Jr. (b. 1924), Ithaca (acquired in the Philippines); 2010 collection of Mark J. Metz (b. c.1961), Las Vegas, NV (acquired from Dr. Metz); 2010 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Mark J. Metz)

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 object was in the collection of Dr. Joseph F. Metz, Jr., Ithaca, NY from around 1967/1969, when he acquired it in the Philippines, until 2010, as per correspondence dated Jul-3-2010 and Jan-12-2011, on file.

Provenance Information

1984 Bluett & Sons Ltd., London, England, purchased at auction, "Fine Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Works of Art," Sotheby's, London, December 11, 1984, lot no. 149; 1985 C. C. Johnson Spink (1916–1992) and Edith J. Spink (1921–2011), St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from Bluett & Sons Ltd.; 2014 Saint Louis Art Museum, bequest of Edith J. and C. C. Johnson Spink

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

In a letter dated August 16, 1988, C.C. Johnson Spink wrote to a Hong Kong dealer explaining that his purchase was “destined for the St. Louis Art Museum” and that “the collection…will be given to the Museum at some future date.” This object was part of a collection of 215 works of Chinese or Japanese origin, collected by C. C. Johnson Spink and Edith J. Spink from the 1970s through the 1990s. The Museum formally received the collection by bequest in 2014.

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. 70, cat. no. 68, color illus. p. 70.

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 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

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. 69-70, cat. no. 67, color illus. p. 69.

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. 69, cat. no. 66, color illus. p. 69.

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.