Baluster Vase

Kangxi period, 1662/1722

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Associated Names
Chinese Qing Dynasty

Artist

The image shows a decorative vase adorned with intricate designs of birds, cherry blossoms, branches, leaves, and rocks. The vase is primarily black with colorful details including blue and white blossoms, white and light blue birds, green leaves, and rocks. The material seems to be ceramic with a glossy finish, and the vase has a wide mouth and a curved form. The contrast between the vibrant colors and the black background makes the design visually striking.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    porcelain with famille noire enamels on the biscuit

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (height): 69.4 cm (27 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.624

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

J. Pierpont Morgan [1837-1913], New York, by 1904. (Duveen Brothers, New York and 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

1904

  • Morgan 1904-1911, 1:120, no. 783, pl. 48.

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: 184, color repro.

Wikidata ID

Q62758630

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