Vase Mounted as an Ewer
mid 18th century (vase); c. 1780/1785 (mounts)
Medium
porcelain with light green celadon glaze and underglaze decoration in white slip, with lip, handle, and foot of gilded bronze
Dimensions
overall (without mount): 37.8 × 22.2 cm (14 7/8 × 8 3/4 in.) overall (with mount): 61.2 × 24.6 cm (24 1/8 × 9 11/16 in.)
Classification
Decorative Art
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Widener Collection
Accession Number
1942.9.441
About the Artist
Chinese Qing Dynasty
"Chinese Qing Dynasty" serves as a collective attribution in museum collections for anonymous artworks produced during China's Qing era (1644–1912), encompassing the works of imperial workshop artisans rather than a single individual. These creators operated primarily from the imperial kilns at Jingdezhen, where potters, painters, and enamellers collaborated under strict court oversight, though sp...