Vase

probably Qianlong period, 1736/1795

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Associated Names
Chinese Qing Dynasty

Artist

The sculpture is a cream-colored vase with a long, slender neck that gradually flares out towards the mouth and a bulbous body that rests on a narrow base. At first glance it appears smooth, but closer inspection reveals extremely subtle swirling patterns visible on the surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    steatitic porcelain with colorless glaze

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 14 x 8.6 cm (5 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.548

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Thomas B. Clarke [1848-1931], New York; sold 1913 to Peter A. B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from Estate of Peter A. B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; gift 1942 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1942

  • Works of Art from the Widener Collection. Foreword by David Finley and John Walker. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 22.

1947

  • Christensen, Erwin O. Chinese Porcelains of the Widener Collection. Washington, 1947 (rev. ed. 1956): 24

1998

  • Bower, Virginia, Josephine Hadley Knapp, Stephen Little, and Robert Wilson Torchia. Decorative Arts, Part II: Far Eastern Ceramics and Paintings; Persian and Indian Rugs and Carpets. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1998: 137, color repro.

Wikidata ID

Q62758422

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