Cinnabar vase
CultureChinese
Date18th-19th century
MediumCarved cinnabar lacquer
DimensionsOverall: 22 3/4 × 14 inches (57.79 × 35.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Jedel Family Trust
Object number2024.80.2
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DescriptionThe rounded body has four large cartouches, variously carved with scholars and their attendants in landscape settings. The vase body excluding the cartouches and the cylindrical neck are carved with intricate patterns comprised of peonies, foliage, and bats. Its interior and bottom are plain black lacquer.ProvenancePossibly William Rockhill Nelson (1841-1915), Kansas City, MO, by 1915 [1];
Mary Cohen Jedel (1894-1953), Kansas City, MO, 1948 [2];
By descent to Harrison Jedel (1924-2016), Kansas City, MO, till 2016;
Jedel Family Trust, 2016-2024;
Its gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2024.
NOTES:
[1] According to Harrison Jedel, in conversation with Mark Eib, Jedel Family Trust, an art appraiser told Jedel these vases once belonged to William Rockhill Nelson. See email from Eib to Ling-en Lu, Nelson-Atkins Curator of Chinese Art, February 24, 2025, Nelson-Atkins curatorial file.
[2] According to Harrison Jedel, in conversation with Mark Eib, Jedel Family Trust, Jedel’s mother bought these vases in 1948. See note 1.
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