Large Fish Bowl

late 18th century

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Attributed to

The sculpture is a large, ornate vessel embellished with intricate patterns and motifs. The sculpture is predominantly covered with green floral designs, with detailed reliefs depicting various objects such as vases, tables, and scrolls in shades of red, brown, blue, and white. The vessel has a circular rim with a decorative band featuring heart-like motifs in dark brown and red, with smaller circular patterns above those. This sculpture rests on a plain, neutral-colored surface, with a plain gray backdrop.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    porcelain with overglaze famille verte enamels

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 49.7 x 56 cm (19 9/16 x 22 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.645


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Duveen Brothers, New York and London); sold 1901 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

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: 223, color repro.

Wikidata ID

Q62758676

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