Chinese Carved Green Jade or Hardstone Beaker or "Ku"

flaring trumpet form with central knop, carved with taotie masks separated by notched flanges, carved lappets and Greek fret motifs, 6-3/4 x 4 in.; with carved hardwood stand

Provenance: The Estate of Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane, Brookline, Massachusetts; bequeathed to the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1942; re-entered the family via purchase during the 1970s; by descent in family

Note: Fogg Museum accession number 1942.185.107 and description "DARK GREEN JADE BRONZE-FORM BEAKER (Ku), carved in relief with decorative bands and with four raised flanges, 19th century, Height 6-3/4" Width 4-1/8" With a wooden stand. $245.00"

Monetary figure was the amount used by the estate for charitable tax deduction purposes with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in 1942.

Massachusetts collectors Ernest B. Dane and his wife, Helen Pratt Dane, bequeathed a significant collection of Chinese jade and "Numbered Jun" ware to the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University in 1942.

Noted amongst this group is a jade wine vessel with dragon and phoenix, which can be viewed on the museum's website here:

https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/205362?position=0

For more on Harvard's collection of "Numbered Jun" ware, see

https://harvardartmuseums.org/tour/numbered-jun-ware-ceramics-for-the-chinese-palace#

To view more jade items from the Dane estate at the Fogg Art Museum, search the acquisition date "1942.185." (jade items begin at number 80) at: https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections?q=

In addition to the highly important donation of Chinese art, Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane generously donated a fund for the future acquisition of Oriental art.
Condition Report: chip to foot rim, small edge chips and flakes; stand with loss at rim