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A LARGE GUAN-TYPE
‘DRAGON’-HANDLED VASE
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The neck of the vase is applied with a pair of handles
in the form of chilong with tails curling over the body,
and is covered overall with an even, lustrous pale-
bluish-grey glaze sufused with gold and black crackle.
The base and inside of the foot are covered with a
brown dressing.
15Ω in. (39.4 cm.) high

$6,000-8,000

PROVENANCE
Samuel. M. (1830-1914) and Matilda (1837-1912)
Nickerson Collection, Chicago, before 1900.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned
in 1900.
清十八/十九世紀 仿官釉螭龍耳大瓶

Portrait of Samuel Mayo Nickerson by
Arthur Von Ferraris (1856-1936), Oil on
canvas, 1901. Courtesy of JPMorgan
Chase Corporate History Collection.
SAMUEL MAYO
NICKERSON (1830-1914)

Samuel Mayo Nickerson was a businessman who
made his fortune in the distillery, railroad and
banking industries. Together with his wife Matilda
Nickerson (née Matilda Pinkham Crosby; 1837-1912),
Samuel built an eclectic collection of Chinese works
of art which included jades, porcelains, lacquer and
bronzes, as well as modern paintings, sculpture, and
engravings. They acquired much of their Asian art
collection during several world tours that brought
them to China, Japan and India. The majority of their
collection was bequeathed to The Art Institute of
Chicago in 1900.
倪森穆(Samuel Mayo Nickerson) 以經營煉酒廠，
鐵路以及銀行致富。倪氏與其妻瑪蒂達（閨名
Matilda Pinkham Crosby；1837-1912）皆醉心於收
藏，其庋藏不拘一格，包括玉器、陶瓷、漆器以及
銅器等中國文物，同時也囊括現代繪畫、雕塑以
及版畫等西方藝術。倪氏伉儷曾多次環游世界，其
收藏之亞洲藝術品泰半購得於遊歷中國、日本及
印度之時。其畢生多數收藏均於1900年贈與芝加
哥藝術博物館。