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The image shows a large red vase with a bulbous base and a slender, elongated neck. The vase is against a plain gray background, with a subtle gradient lightening towards the top near the opening.
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The image shows a large red vase with a bulbous base and a slender, elongated neck. The vase is against a plain gray background, with a subtle gradient lightening towards the top near the opening.

National Gallery of Art · Decorative Art

Bottle Vase

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Date
late 18th century
Medium
porcelain with oxblood glaze
Dimensions
overall: 23.8 x 13.3 cm (9 3/8 x 5 1/4 in.)
Classification
Decorative Art · Ceramic
Accession number
1972.43.31
Credit line
Harry G. Steele Collection, Gift of Grace C. Steele
Time span
1726 to 1750
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
  • Qing
Provenance

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

Inscription

falsely inscribed in standard script on the base with an incised mark in two columns of two characters each: Xuande nian zhi (made in the reign of Xuande)

NGA object ID 53338. 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.