Large Fish Bowl

late 18th century

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Associated Names
Chinese Qing Dynasty

Artist

The sculpture is a large ceramic vessel with a green surface featuring intricate designs, dense foliage, and patterns. Throughout the green background, there are stylized representations of objects and symbols in vibrant colors like red, blue, and yellow. The upper rim has an ornate border pattern in red and gold designs, and the opening is white with subtle traces of age. The sculpture likely is made of porcelain or glazed ceramic. The overall shape is broad and rounded, conveying a sense of stability and elegance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    porcelain with overglaze famille verte enamels

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 49.7 x 56 cm (19 9/16 x 22 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.646

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Duveen Brothers, New York and London); sold 1901 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

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: 223, color repro.

Wikidata ID

Q62758677

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