Bowl

early Qianlong period, 1736/1750

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Associated Names
Chinese Qing Dynasty

Artist

This sculpture is a decorative ceramic bowl. The exterior of the bowl is richly decorated with a variety of flowers in shades of pink, red, and white, set against a black background with green foliage. Within the black background is a large, outlined section with a white background and the design of a large orange rooster surrounded by blue and red flowers. The interior of the bowl is white, and the rim is adorned with alternating geometric and floral patterns in blue, purple, and red tones. The bowl has a wide opening that tapers down to a small foot.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    porcelain with overglaze famille rose and famille noire enamels

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 9.4 x 22.8 cm (3 11/16 x 9 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.619

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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: 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: 230-231, color repro.

Wikidata ID

Q62758601

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