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The sculpture is a blue vase with a tall, slender neck that widens into a bulbous body before tapering towards the bottom. The vase is made from smooth ceramic material and stands upright with a symmetrical shape, reflecting light.
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The sculpture is a blue vase with a tall, slender neck that widens into a bulbous body before tapering towards the bottom. The vase is made from smooth ceramic material and stands upright with a symmetrical shape, reflecting light.

National Gallery of Art · Decorative Art

Amphora Vase

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Date
Kangxi period, 1662/1722
Medium
porcelain with pale blue glaze
Dimensions
overall: 16.2 x 5.7 cm (6 3/8 x 2 1/4 in.)
Classification
Decorative Art · Ceramic
Accession number
1942.9.492
Credit line
Widener Collection
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Chinese
  • glazed
  • Decorative Arts. Part II: Far Eastern Ceramics and Paintings; Persian and Indian Rugs and Carpets
  • Kangxi
Provenance

Richard Bennett, Northampton, England; sold 1911 to (Gorer, London); (Dreicer and Co., New York, agent for Gorer, London); sold 1913 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.

Inscription

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

NGA object ID 1670. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.