Baluster Vase

Kangxi period, 1662/1722

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Associated Names
Chinese Qing Dynasty

Artist

The sculpture depicts a large decorative vase with intricate depictions of blooming flowers and birds. The vase is primarily black with a white rim and base, contrasting with the colorful floral and avian designs. The flowers are in vibrant greens, yellows, pinks, and whites, while the birds have elongated shapes and textured feathers. The vase has a glossy finish, standing upright with a rounded body tapering towards a narrower neck, slightly curved at the base and top.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    porcelain with famille noire enamels on the biscuit

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (height): 44.1 cm (17 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.618

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sir William Bennett [1852-1931]. (Gorer, London); sold 1910 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

1910

  • Gorer 1910, 32-33, no. 94.

1911

  • Gorer/Blacker 1911, 1:pl. 2.

1942

  • Works of Art from the Widener Collection. Foreword by David Finley and John Walker. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 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: 182-183, color repro.

Wikidata ID

Q62758600

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