Boston Mfa Kangxi Ceramics

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Boston mfa kangxi ceramics. 1988 year end gift of landon clay to the mfa. Boston july 30 2018 the museum of fine arts boston mfa has received a significant gift of a 17th century chinese masterpiece 10 000 miles along the yangzi river wanli changjiang tu 1699 from wan go h c. This vessel was included in the exhibition lords of the underworld. We welcome more than one million visitors each year to experience art from ancient egyptian to contemporary special exhibitions and innovative educational programs.
Provenance between about 1974 and 1978 probably purchased in guatemala by john b. Get updates on what s happening at the mfa from exhibitions and programs to special events and more. Weng the prominent collector whose family has owned the 53 foot long scroll since 1875 has donated the work to the museum on the occasion of his 100th birthday. Explore a wide variety of works made in renaissance italy some that display interest in the everyday world others that express religious beliefs and devotions or reflect on the legacy of the ancient past.
January 25 1989 note. The signature shop is the perfect place to pick up a souvenir of your visit or buy a distinctive gift featuring one of the many beautiful iconic works in the mfa s collection. The collection encompasses nearly 450 000 works of art. May 20 1987 sold by john b.
Porcelain from the kangxi period 1662 1722 is one of the most recognisable and ubiquitous areas of chinese ceramics ceramics from this reign are found in collections and museums all over the world so it is well worth familiarising oneself in the shapes decoration and marks on pieces of this prolific period of porcelain production. Fulling to landon t.