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The sculpture is a decorative vase with a wide flared top. The subject on the vase includes a black and yellow rooster, standing in a picturesque setting with delicate flowers and light greenery surrounding it, painted in vibrant colors such as red, blue, and green. The vase is made of a ceramic material with a glossy finish. The primary color of the vase is deep red, with an intricate design featuring alternating panels of white, where the painted images of the rooster, birds, landscape, and floral motifs are placed. The vase presents an elegant composition with traditional imagery that appears to be carefully arranged to achieve a harmonious and balanced visual effect.
National Gallery of Art · Decorative Art
Beaker Vase
Chinese Qing Dynasty
- Date
- mid 18th century
- Medium
- porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
- Dimensions
- overall: 34.9 x 19.1 cm (13 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
- Classification
- Decorative Art · Ceramic
- Accession number
- 1942.9.638
- Credit line
- Widener Collection
- Time span
- 1701 to 1725
- Department
- CSD
Subjects and terms
- Chinese
- Decorative Arts. Part II: Far Eastern Ceramics and Paintings; Persian and Indian Rugs and Carpets
- overglaze decoration
- Qing
- famille rose enamels
Provenance
J. Pierpont Morgan [1837-1913], New York. (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); sold 1915 to Peter A.B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania;[1] inheritance from the Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; gift 1942 to NGA. [1] The early provenance cited here is an update to the provenance published in the NGA systematic catalogue entry (Little et al. 1998, 237-238). The published provenance, indicating a purchase by P.A.B. Widener from Duveen in 1915 or 1922 was based on confusion resulting from the Lynnewood Hall inventory sheet for 1942.9.638 and 1942.9.639, annotated with notes by Widener curator Edith Standen, having originally been cut in half and each half filed separately in its object folder. Miss Standen's notes on the full sheet do clarify that the two vases were bought separately, as indicated in this revised provenance. The Morgan Collection is also noted on the Widener Collection card for this vase.
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