Water Pot

Kangxi period, 1662/1722

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Associated Names
Chinese Qing Dynasty

Artist

The object is a small, round sculpture made of porcelain with a pale blue glaze. It has a smooth surface, a tapered body, a narrow opening at the top, and a symmetrical design. The sculpture's simple form suggests it could be used for holding small items or as a decorative piece. The smooth finish and subtle color reflect light gently.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    porcelain with pale blue glaze

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 7.4 x 10.4 cm (2 15/16 x 4 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.482

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Thomas B. Clarke [1848-1931], New York; sold 1913 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

1942

  • Works of Art from the Widener Collection. Foreword by David Finley and John Walker. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 20.

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: 93-97, color repro.

Inscriptions

in standard script on base in underglaze blue in three vertical columns of two characters each: Da Qing Kangxi nian zhi (made in the Kangxi reign of the great Qing dynasty)

Wikidata ID

Q62268474

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