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The image shows a large, round porcelain vase with a long, narrow neck. The vase is predominantly a pale green color with a crackle glaze effect. It is centered in the frame, positioned upright on a plain surface, with a neutral grey background.
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The image shows a large, round porcelain vase with a long, narrow neck. The vase is predominantly a pale green color with a crackle glaze effect. It is centered in the frame, positioned upright on a plain surface, with a neutral grey background.

National Gallery of Art · Decorative Art

Bottle Vase

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Date
late 17th/early 18th century
Medium
porcelain with apple-green glaze
Dimensions
overall: 16.6 x 10.7 cm (6 9/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
Classification
Decorative Art · Ceramic
Accession number
1942.9.537
Credit line
Widener Collection
Time span
1601 to 1650
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 1914 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.

NGA object ID 1715. 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.