Vase with Taotie Masks
about 1750–1795
11 15/16 x 6 1/2 in. (30.32 x 16.51 cm)
Creation Place:
China
Medium:
Porcelain with turquoise glaze
Credit Line:
Bequest of Charles Phelps Taft and Anna Sinton Taft
Accession Number:
1931.115
Currently on View in:
Green Parlor (8)
Exhibition History
Cincinnati, Ohio. Taft Museum of Art. China in 1700: Kangxi Porcelains at the Taft Museum, September 8–October 23, 1988, no. 16.
Flint, Michigan. Flint Institute of Arts, DeWaters Art Center. China in 1700: Kangxi Porcelains at the Taft Museum, April 15–June 10, 1989, no. 16.
Muncie, Indiana. Ball State University, College of Fine Arts Art Gallery. China in 1700: Kangxi Porcelains at the Taft Museum, July 16–September 17, 1989, no. 16.
New York. China Institute Gallery. As You Wish: Symbol And Meaning On Chinese Porcelains From The Taft Museum, October 23, 1993–January 15, 1994.
Cincinnati, Ohio. Taft Museum of Art. Out of the Attic: Forgeries, Treasures, & Curiosities from the Taft Collections, September 14–October 30, 1994.
Ohio. Cincinnati Art Museum. Museum within a Museum: Treasures from the Taft at the Cincinnati Art Museum, January 12, 2002–February 2003 (during TMA renovation).
Cincinnati, Ohio. Taft Museum of Art. In a New Light: Treasures from the Taft, July 3, 2021–May 1, 2022.
Provenance
(Acquired by Duveen, New York, NY); purchased by Charles Phelps Taft [1843-1929] and Anna Sinton Taft [1850-1931], Cincinnati, OH, November 10, 1905; donated to the Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts, Cincinnati, OH, May 21, 1927 [1]; transferred to the Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH, September 1, 2006 [2].
Notes:
[1]. The Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts (CIFA) was formed by Charles Phelps and Anna Sinton Taft on March 22, 1927 as a non-profit corporation to stimulate the development of art and music in the City of Cincinnati and run the Taft Museum of Art, which opened in 1932. The Tafts offered $1 million for a permanent endowment fund, on the condition that the community raise $2.5 million in matching funds, which was achieved by December 3, 1928. [2]. Until August 31, 2006, the Museum was owned by CIFA, administered by CIFA’s Board of Trustees, and governed by the Taft Museum Board of Overseers. On September 1, 2006, the Museum legally separated from CIFA and began operations as its own incorporated 501(c)(3) entity. This separate incorporation led to the transfer to the separate entity after August 31, 2006 of all tangible assets comprising the Taft collection.
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