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Vase

probably Yongzheng or early Qianlong period, 1725/1750

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Associated Names

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Artist

The sculpture features a bird perched among branches with flowers. The vase is in blue and white porcelain with intricate designs painted. The sculpture shows fine details of branches, leaves, and feathers. The vase has a narrow base, rounded mid-section, tapered neck, and wide lip opening.

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Artwork overview

Medium

porcelain with underglaze blue decoration over white slip
Credit Line

Harry G. Steele Collection, Gift of Grace C. Steele
Dimensions

overall: 13.8 x 8.5 cm (5 7/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Accession Number

1972.43.10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Harry G. Steele [1881-1942], Pasadena; his widow, Grace C. Steele [d. 1974]; gift 1972 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: 251, color repro.

Wikidata ID

Q62758779

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