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The vase depicts a nature theme with birds and flowers. It is made of porcelain and primarily white with blue painted designs. The vase has a slender shape with a long, narrow neck extending from a bulbous body. Intricate blue designs of birds in flight and floral patterns adorn the vase. The high-contrast blue design is characteristic of traditional blue-and-white porcelain aesthetics.
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The vase depicts a nature theme with birds and flowers. It is made of porcelain and primarily white with blue painted designs. The vase has a slender shape with a long, narrow neck extending from a bulbous body. Intricate blue designs of birds in flight and floral patterns adorn the vase. The high-contrast blue design is characteristic of traditional blue-and-white porcelain aesthetics.

National Gallery of Art · Decorative Art

Bottle Vase

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Date
Kangxi period, 1662/1722
Medium
porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
Dimensions
overall: 21.7 x 9.5 cm (8 9/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Classification
Decorative Art · Ceramic
Accession number
1972.43.8
Credit line
Harry G. Steele Collection, Gift of Grace C. Steele
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
  • underglaze decoration
  • Kangxi
Provenance

Harry G. Steele [1881-1942], Pasadena; his widow, Grace C. Steele [d. 1974]; gift 1972 to NGA.

Inscription

painted on the base in blue: double circle with no mark

NGA object ID 53315. 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.