Covered Box for Seal Paste

Kangxi period, 1662/1722

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Associated Names
Chinese Qing Dynasty

Artist

The sculpture is a round, smooth container with a lid. It is made of glossy ceramic material in a rich, reddish-brown hue with a speckled pattern. The bottom part is a lighter beige with a speckled appearance. The sculpture has a polished look, smooth edges, and a reflective surface. It appears compact, finely crafted, and showcases refined artistry and craftsmanship.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    porcelain with peachbloom glaze

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 3.5 x 7.2 cm (1 3/8 x 2 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.506

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Marsden J. Perry [1850-1935], Providence, Rhode Island. J. Pierpont Morgan [1837-1913], New York. (Duveen Brothers, New York); sold 1915 to Peter A. B. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from Estate of Peter A. B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park; gift 1942 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1910

  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, c. 1910-1911.

Bibliography

1904

  • Morgan 1904-1911, 2:80. no. 1318.

1942

  • Works of Art from the Widener Collection. Foreword by David Finley and John Walker. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 21.

1947

  • Christensen, Erwin O. Chinese Porcelains of the Widener Collection. Washington, 1947 (rev. ed. 1956): 30; 1956, 34.

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: 58-60, color repro.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q62268503

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