Cup

1915/1930

Chinese Republic

Associated Names
Chinese Republic

Ceramist

The sculpture is a porcelain vessel, possibly a vase, embellished with a landscape scene. The scene depicts a traditional Chinese landscape with trees and two human figures wearing traditional Chinese garments. The color scheme is mainly black, white, shades of grey, with accents of blue and pale purple and yellow on the figures' attire. The vessel is made of porcelain with a smooth, glossy finish. It has a creamy white base color with intricate black, grey, and blue detailing. The sculpture is an art object portraying a serene, pastoral scene influenced by traditional Chinese art and craftsmanship.
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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: 256, color repro.

Inscriptions

falsely inscribed in standard script on the base in overglaze blue enamel in two columns of two characters each: Qianlong nian zhi (made in the reign of Qianlong); above image of scholars in four characters: Song quan ding yue (making a vow by the pine spring); in running script style of the Qianlong emperor (r. 1736-1795) on side opposite the scholars, a poetic couplet

Wikidata ID

Q62758917

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