National Gallery of Art · Decorative Art
Baluster Vase
Chinese Qing Dynasty
- Date
- Kangxi period, 1662/1722
- Medium
- porcelain with overglaze famille verte enamels
- Dimensions
- overall: 77.3 x 28.6 cm (30 7/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
- Classification
- Decorative Art · Ceramic
- Accession number
- 1942.9.632
- Credit line
- Widener Collection
- Time span
- 1651 to 1700
- Department
- CSD
Subjects and terms
- Chinese
- Decorative Arts. Part II: Far Eastern Ceramics and Paintings; Persian and Indian Rugs and Carpets
- famille verte enamels
- overglaze decoration
- Kangxi
Provenance
Thomas B. Clarke [1848-1931], New York; sold 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.
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