Provenance
Marquis de Montault, Château de la Terte, Trescuel, L'Aigle, Normandy. Lord Hastings, London. (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); sold 1908 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.
Vase in the Form of a Carp, Mounted as an Ewer
Chinese Qing DynastyYongzheng period, 1723/1735 (vase); c. 1730/1755 (mounts)
Accession Number
1942.9.443
Medium
porcelain with blue celadon glaze, in gilt-bronze mount
Dimensions
overall (without mount): 21.7 × 6.1 × 10.8 cm (8 9/16 × 2 3/8 × 4 1/4 in.) | overall (with mount): 31.1 × 10.3 × 17.3 cm (12 1/4 × 4 1/16 × 6 13/16 in.)
Classification
Decorative Art
Credit Line
Widener Collection