"Beehive" Water Pot

Kangxi period, 1662/1722

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Associated Names
Chinese Qing Dynasty

Artist

The sculpture is a bowl-shaped piece with a small opening at the top. It is predominantly a muted reddish-pink color with areas of darker red speckles and is made from a ceramic material. The surface of the bowl features an embossed or carved design that incorporates a swirling pattern. The glossy finish gives the sculpture a refined appearance, and its compact size makes it appear similar in scale to a decorative tabletop item or pottery.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Harry G. Steele [1881-1942], Pasadena; his widow, Grace C. Steele [d. 1974]; gift 1972 to NGA.

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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: 71, color repro.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q62758787

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