Hexagonal Trumpet Beaker Vase

Kangxi period, 1662/1722

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Associated Names
Chinese Qing Dynasty

Artist

The sculpture is a decorative vase featuring intricate designs of flowers and plants. It is predominantly painted in soft yellow and adorned with green and white accents, which highlight the floral patterns. Made from ceramic material, it consists of a multi-tiered structure with multiple panels, each decorated with depictions of blossoms and foliage. The top edge of the vase displays a pattern in a deeper color, adding contrast to the lighter hues.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    porcelain with famille jaune enamels on the biscuit

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (height): 26 cm (10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.585

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Frank Partridge and Sons, London); sold 1915 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: 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

Q62758518

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