# Melon-Shaped Water Pot

- By: China
- Date: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century
- Medium: Gray opaque glass with ivory lid
- Classification: Vessel
- Dimensions: 9.5 × 10.6 cm (3 3/4 × 4 3/16 in.); Diam.: 10.6 cm (4 3/16 in.)
- Culture: China
- Credit line: Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/18438)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/b8dce7d8-2de9-f915-652e-ba1899dbd081/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)