Bottle Vase

late 17th/early 18th century

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Attributed to

The image depicts a vase with a rounded body and a long, narrow neck. The vase is made from ceramic material and is a vibrant green color with a crackled finish. The crackle glaze covers the entire surface of the vase except for the rim of the opening, which is white. It seems that the interior of the vase is black or dark grey. The vase sits on a background that is a gradient from darker to lighter grey.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    porcelain with apple-green glaze

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 18.8 x 12.3 cm (7 3/8 x 4 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.542

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Thomas B. Clarke [1848-1931], New York; sold before 1915 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: 22.

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: 108-110, color repro.

Wikidata ID

Q62758400

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