Robert Arneson
China Trophy

China Trophy

© Estate of Robert Arneson / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

China Trophy
China Trophy
ArtistAmerican, 1930–1992
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • China Trophy
Date1964
PlaceUnited States
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 18 5/8 × 11 1/4 × 7 3/4 in. (47.3 × 28.6 × 19.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2010.2021
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance[George Adams Gallery, New York]; acquired by Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle, Potomac, Maryland, October 2007; purchased by MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition History"Three Decades of West Coast Ceramics, 1956–1986," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 23–June 30, 2013.

"Beyond Craft: Decorative Arts from the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 23–May 26, 2014; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, September 6, 2014–February 22, 2015; Canton Museum of Art, Ohio, August 27–October 25, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Incised on the front: "CHINA"
Inscribed in the clay and also in contrasting glaze, on the front of the base: "Arneson '64"

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