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This is a photograph of a green ceramic pot. The pot is spherical with a wide opening at the top. Its surface is covered in a vibrant green glaze with a network of fine crackles creating a pattern across it. The top edge of the pot is unglazed. The background is a simple gradient. The lighting emphasizes the glossy finish of the glaze and highlights the form of the pot.
National Gallery of Art · Decorative Art
Bowl
Chinese Qing Dynasty
- Date
- late 18th/early 19th century
- Medium
- porcelain with apple-green glaze
- Dimensions
- overall: 6.5 x 9.6 cm (2 9/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
- Classification
- Decorative Art · Ceramic
- Accession number
- 1942.9.546
- Credit line
- Widener Collection
- Time span
- 1726 to 1750
- Department
- CSD
Subjects and terms
- Chinese
- glazed
- Decorative Arts. Part II: Far Eastern Ceramics and Paintings; Persian and Indian Rugs and Carpets
- Qing
Provenance
The Ta-kee Collection;[1] sold to Thomas B. Clarke [1848-1931], New York; 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. [1] Unfortunately, Clarke provided no descriptive information about Ta-kee as he had about Yan Li San (see the provenance for NGA 1942.9.485 and 1942.9.486), so it is difficult to speculate about his identity; the source for this information is the Widener collection records kept by Edith Standen (now in the NGA curatorial files).
NGA object ID 1724. 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.