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Stem Cup

Yongzheng period, 1723/1735

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Associated Names

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Artist

The image shows a ceramic cup with a tall stem and a red design. The cup is white with a shape that flares at the top and narrows at the base. A painted red design is located around the middle of the cup. The surface is smooth and glazed, reflecting light. The background is plain with soft lighting, emphasizing the form and decoration of the cup. The photo captures the functional and decorative aspects of the ceramic piece.

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Artwork overview

Medium

porcelain with underglaze red decoration
Credit Line

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

overall: 11.7 x 15.6 cm (4 5/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

1972.43.20

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Parish-Watson Gallery, New York); sold to 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: 249, color repro.

Wikidata ID

Q62758816

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