Wine Pot

Kangxi period, 1662/1722

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Associated Names
Chinese Qing Dynasty

Artist

The image shows a ceramic teapot designed to resemble sections of bamboo fused together. Its body is composed of alternating strips of pale green, yellow, and soft brown, each panel decorated with intricate floral and bird designs. The handle and spout mimic the natural curve and texture of bamboo shoots, finished in a darker green hue. The lid continues the theme with a similar pattern to the body and features a small, curved handle at the top. The overall design captures the appearance of bamboo in a stylized, colorful form.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    porcelain with famille verte, famille jaune, and famille noire enamels on the biscuit

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (with lid): 11.4 x 15.2 cm (4 1/2 x 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.562

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

J. Pierpont Morgan [1837-1913], New York, by 1904. (Duveen Brothers, New York and London); sold 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

1904

  • Morgan 1904-1911, 1:102, no. 636.

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: 161, color repro.

Wikidata ID

Q62758446

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