Vase in the Shape of an Archaic Bronze Hu
Qianlong period, 1736/1795
Artist
Chinese Qing Dynasty
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
porcelain with celadon glaze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 16.2 x 9.5 cm (6 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
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Accession Number
1972.43.21
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: 107, color repro.
Inscriptions
in seal script on the base in underglaze blue in three columns of two characters each: Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi (made in the Qianlong reign of the great Qing dynasty)
Wikidata ID
Q62758817