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This is a vase that features delicate white flowers with brown branches and a small gray bird. The vase is predominantly green. At the bottom of the vase there are some tall triangular shapes in lighter shades of green which may be representing the tops of mountains.
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This is a vase that features delicate white flowers with brown branches and a small gray bird. The vase is predominantly green. At the bottom of the vase there are some tall triangular shapes in lighter shades of green which may be representing the tops of mountains.

National Gallery of Art · Decorative Art

Baluster Vase

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Date
Kangxi period, 1662/1722
Medium
porcelain with famille verte enamels on the biscuit
Dimensions
overall (height): 43.2 cm (17 in.)
Classification
Decorative Art · Ceramic
Accession number
1942.9.605
Credit line
Widener Collection
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

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

J. Pierpont Morgan [1837-1913], New York. (Duveen Brothers, New York and London); sold 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.

Inscription

falsely inscribed in standard script on the base in underglaze red in two columns of three characters each: Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi (made in the Chenghua reign of the great Ming dynasty)

NGA object ID 1783. 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.