Baluster Vase with Dragon Handles

Provenance

(S. Bing, Paris); James A. Garland [d. 1901/1902], New York; sold 1902 to J. Pierpont Morgan [1837-1913], New York; (Duveen Brothers, New York); sold 1915 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.

Baluster Vase with Dragon Handles

Chinese Ming Dynasty

Wanli period, 1573/1620

Accession Number

1942.9.532

Medium

porcelain with green glaze

Dimensions

overall: 39.9 x 13.9 cm (15 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.)

Classification

Decorative Art

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Widener Collection