Hexagonal Covered Jar

Kangxi period, 1662/1722

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Associated Names
Chinese Qing Dynasty

Artist

The sculpture is a lidded vase with a hexagonal shape and ornate decorations. It features a design of flowers, branches, and birds. The floral patterns are in white and green, and the branches are light brown. The birds are in matching colors. The vase is predominantly yellow with a detailed finial on top of the lid. It is made of glazed ceramic and has a glossy appearance. The body of the vase has intricate patterns, adding texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    porcelain with famille jaune enamels on the biscuit

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (height with lid): 30 cm (11 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.581

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Dreicer & Co., New York, agents of Gorer, London); sold 1911 to Peter A. B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from the 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: 23.

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: 176-177, color repro.

Wikidata ID

Q62285884

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