Vase

early 18th century

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Associated Names
Chinese Qing Dynasty

Artist

This is a vase with a vibrant red glaze. The vase has a narrow neck, a slightly wider body, and a slightly flared rim. Its surface appears smooth. The bottom of the vase has a subtle gradient, with the red fading into black. The rim of the base appears to be bright white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    porcelain with oxblood glaze

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 42.7 x 21.6 cm (16 13/16 x 8 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.530

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Gorer, London); 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: 21.

1947

  • Christensen, Erwin O. Chinese Porcelains of the Widener Collection. Washington, 1947 (rev. ed. 1956): 34.

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: 54, color repro.

Wikidata ID

Q62758373

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