Covered Box for Seal Paste

Kangxi period, 1662/1722

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Associated Names
Chinese Qing Dynasty

Artist

The sculpture features a large, smooth, rounded pebble or stone with an almost perfect spherical appearance. It is primarily composed of natural stone material with a cream or beige hue and a maroon-red patchy area on its surface. The stone sits in a shallow, white circular dish, contrasting with its earthy colors. Its organic beauty comes from its natural texture and color variations.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    porcelain with peachbloom glaze

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 3.7 x 7.2 cm (1 7/16 x 2 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.531

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Richard Bennett, Northhampton, England, sold 1911 to (Gorer, London); (Dreicer & Co., New York, agents of Gorer, London); sold 1913 to Peter A. B. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from the Estate of Peter A. B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1911

  • Gorer 1911, 72, no. 360, color pl. opp. 70.

  • Gorer/Blacker 1911, 2:color pl. 160.

1942

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

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

Q62758387

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