VesselsChinese17th-18th century

Broad-Shouldered, "Hanging Jar" with Vertical Lip, Wide Mouth, and Landscape Décor

1662 - 1722, Kangxi period

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Blue-and-white ware

Medium

Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Qing Kangxi nian zhi" in a double circle on the base

Culture

Chinese

Period

Qing dynasty, 1644-1911

Century

17th-18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 15.2 x Diam. 20 cm (6 x 7 7/8 in.)

Provenance

[Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 1969], sold; to Ralph C. Marcove, New York (1969-2001), transfer; to Trust u/w/o Ralph C. Marcove FBO C Marcove, New York (2001-2016), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016. Footnote: Ralph C. Marcove, MD (1929-2001)