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The sculpture is a vase. It has an elegant, rounded shape tapering slightly downward to a flat base. The exterior is adorned with a deep red glaze, mixed with softer off-white mottled patterns. The material appears to be ceramic with a smooth, lustrous finish typical of glazed pottery. The vase stands vertically with an open mouth at the top.
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The sculpture is a vase. It has an elegant, rounded shape tapering slightly downward to a flat base. The exterior is adorned with a deep red glaze, mixed with softer off-white mottled patterns. The material appears to be ceramic with a smooth, lustrous finish typical of glazed pottery. The vase stands vertically with an open mouth at the top.

National Gallery of Art · Decorative Art

Bottle Vase

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Date
Kangxi period, 1662/1722
Medium
porcelain with peachbloom glaze
Dimensions
overall: 14.6 x 8.2 cm (5 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Classification
Decorative Art · Ceramic
Accession number
1972.43.14
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
  • glazed
  • Decorative Arts. Part II: Far Eastern Ceramics and Paintings; Persian and Indian Rugs and Carpets
  • Kangxi
Provenance

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

Inscription

in standard script on the base in underglaze blue in two columns of three characters each: Da Qing Kangxi nian zhi (made in the Kangxi reign of the great Qing dynasty)

NGA object ID 53321. 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.