Amphora Vase

Provenance

Richard Bennett, Northampton, England; sold 1911 to (Gorer, London); (Dreicer and Co., New York, agent for Gorer, London); sold 1913 to Peter A. B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from Estate of Peter A. B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; gift 1942 to NGA.

Amphora Vase

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Kangxi period, 1662/1722

Accession Number

1942.9.492

Medium

porcelain with pale blue glaze

Dimensions

overall: 16.2 x 5.7 cm (6 3/8 x 2 1/4 in.)

Classification

Decorative Art

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Widener Collection