2022.25

Object Title
Female Attendant
Measurements
13 ½ x 12 1/8 x7 ¾ in. (34.3 x 30.8 x 19. 7 cm)
Creation Date
2nd–1st century BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Nancy and Ed Rosenthal
Museum Contact
info@daytonart.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://collection.daytonartinstitute.org/objects/25968/female-attendant?ctx=a5a4cd6b-02ca-4215-9ef8-fa70488e7c72&idx=4
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618–907 CE)
Provenance Information
Acquired by Priestley and Ferraro (London) from Daijindo Gallery, Ltd. (Tokyo) in July 2003; sold by Priestley and Ferraro to Nancy and Ed Rosenthal (Cincinnati) in March 2004; donated by Nancy and Ed Rosenthal to the Dayton Art Institute in March 2022.
Exhibition Information
“Brush/Clay/Wood: The Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Collection of Chinese Art,” Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, Ohio (November 7, 2008–January 11, 2009);

“Our Century: Dayton Area Collects,” Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio (June 29–September 22, 2019).
Publication Information
Virginia Bower, Sarah Handler, and Jon Burris, Brush/Clay/Wood: The Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Collection of Chinese Art (exh. cat., Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, 2008), Fig. 5.
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 to 2003 and has been exhibited and published since then. It was also checked against the Art Loss Registry by the previous owner in June 2012. This is an important addition to the Dayton Art Institute and the greater Miami Valley region as it is stylistically significantly different from a work of the same period in the collection. Its acquisition helps further scholarly research on and public enjoyment of the dynamic and diverse achievements of ceramics in Chinese history and culture.

2022.24

Object Title
Bowl with Rope Handles
Measurements
7 ¾ x 13 1/8 x 10 7/8 in. (19.7 x33.3 x 27.6 cm)
Creation Date
2nd–1st century BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Nancy and Ed Rosenthal
Museum Contact
info@daytonart.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://collection.daytonartinstitute.org/objects/25967/bowl-with-rope-handles?ctx=251e5769-a912-488e-8602-e4c6e11bcd83&idx=3
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618–907 CE)
Provenance Information
Acquired by Kaikodo (New York) in Hong Kong in 1997; sold by Kaikodo to Nancy and Ed Rosenthal (Cincinnati) in March 1998; donated by Nancy and Ed Rosenthal to the Dayton Art Institute in March 2022.
Exhibition Information
“Brush/Clay/Wood: The Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Collection of Chinese Art,” Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, Ohio (November 7, 2008–January 11, 2009);

“Fired Imagination: Ancient Chinese Ceramics from the Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Family Collection,” Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio (January 5–July 24, 2022).
Publication Information
Kaikodo Journal (The Power of Form) VII (Spring 1998), No. 47;

Virginia Bower, Sarah Handler, and Jon Burris, Brush/Clay/Wood: The Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Collection of Chinese Art (exh. cat., Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, 2008), Fig. 3.
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 to 1997 and has been exhibited and published since then. It was also checked against the Art Loss Registry by the previous owner in June 2012. This is an important addition to the Dayton Art Institute and the greater Miami Valley region as there is no comparable example in the collection. Its acquisition helps further scholarly research on and public enjoyment of the dynamic and diverse achievements of ceramics in Chinese history and culture.

2022.23

Object Title
Cocoon-shaped Vessel
Measurements
17 x 19 x 13 1/8 in (43.3 x 48.3 x 33. 3 cm)
Creation Date
2nd–early 1st century BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Nancy and Ed Rosenthal
Museum Contact
info@daytonart.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://collection.daytonartinstitute.org/objects/25966/cocoonshaped-vessel?ctx=94b34bbd-63c3-412f-a406-7ebb74f36ced&idx=2
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618–907 CE)
Provenance Information
Acquired by J. J. Lally Co. (New York) in Hong Kong in 2005; sold by J. J. Lally Co. to Nancy and Ed Rosenthal (Cincinnati) in February 2007; donated by Nancy and Ed Rosenthal to the Dayton Art Institute in March 2022.
Exhibition Information
“Brush/Clay/Wood: The Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Collection of Chinese Art,” Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, Ohio (November 7, 2008–January 11, 2009);

“Fired Imagination: Ancient Chinese Ceramics from the Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Family Collection,” Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio (January 5–July 24, 2022).
Publication Information
Virginia Bower, Sarah Handler, and Jon Burris, Brush/Clay/Wood: The Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Collection of Chinese Art (exh. cat., Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, 2008), Fig. 4.
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 to 2005 and has been exhibited and published since then. It was also checked against the Art Loss Registry by the previous owner in June 2012. This is an important addition to the Dayton Art Institute and the greater Miami Valley region as there is no comparable example in the collection. Its acquisition helps further scholarly research on and public enjoyment of the dynamic and diverse achievements of ceramics in Chinese history and culture.

2022.22

Object Title
Jar with Handles
Measurements
14 x 12 ½ x 10 ½ in. (35.6 x 31. 8 x 26.7 cm)
Creation Date
3rd–2nd century BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Nancy and Ed Rosenthal
Museum Contact
info@daytonart.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://collection.daytonartinstitute.org/objects/25965/jar-with-handles?ctx=32dc5780-4201-4d88-8a4b-ad657bd08f0f&idx=1
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618–907 CE)
Provenance Information
Acquired by J. J. Lally Co. (New York) in Hong Kong in 1996; sold by J. J. Lally Co. to Nancy and Ed Rosenthal (Cincinnati) in September 1996; donated by Nancy and Ed Rosenthal to the Dayton Art Institute in March 2022.
Exhibition Information
“Brush/Clay/Wood: The Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Collection of Chinese Art,” Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, Ohio (November 7, 2008–January 11, 2009);

“Our Century: Dayton Area Collects,” Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio (June 29–September 22, 2019).
Publication Information
Virginia Bower, Sarah Handler, and Jon Burris, Brush/Clay/Wood: The Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Collection of Chinese Art (exh. cat., Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, 2008), Fig. 2.
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 to 1996 and has been exhibited and published since then. It was also checked against the Art Loss Registry by the previous owner in June 2012. This is an important addition to the Dayton Art Institute and the greater Miami Valley region as there is no comparable example in the collection. Its acquisition helps further scholarly research on and public enjoyment of the dynamic and diverse achievements of ceramics in Chinese history and culture.

2022.21

Object Title
Jar in Bird Form
Measurements
9 5/16 x 11 7/16 x 11 1/16 in. (23.7 x 29.1 x 28.4 cm)
Creation Date
About 2500–2000 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Nancy and Ed Rosenthal
Museum Contact
info@daytonart.org
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://collection.daytonartinstitute.org/objects/25964/jar-in-bird-form?ctx=32dc5780-4201-4d88-8a4b-ad657bd08f0f&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618–907 CE)
Provenance Information
Acquired by J. J. Lally Co. (New York) in Hong Kong in 1997; sold by J. J. Lally Co. to Nancy and Ed Rosenthal (Cincinnati) in January 1998; donated by Nancy and Ed Rosenthal to the Dayton Art Institute in March 2022.
Exhibition Information
“Brush/Clay/Wood: The Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Collection of Chinese Art,” Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, Ohio (November 7, 2008–January 11, 2009);

“Fired Imagination: Ancient Chinese Ceramics from the Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Family Collection,” Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio (January 5–July 24, 2022).
Publication Information
Virginia Bower, Sarah Handler, and Jon Burris, Brush/Clay/Wood: The Nancy and Ed Rosenthal Collection of Chinese Art (exh. cat., Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, 2008), Fig. 1.
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 to 1997 and has been exhibited and published since then. It was also checked against the Art Loss Registry by the previous owner in June 2012. This is an important addition to the Dayton Art Institute and the greater Miami Valley region as it is stylistically significantly different from a work of the same period in the collection. Its acquisition helps further scholarly research on and public enjoyment of the dynamic and diverse achievements of ceramics in Chinese history and culture.
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