Vase in the Form of a Carp, Mounted as an Ewer

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Yongzheng period, 1723/1735 (vase); c. 1730/1755 (mounts)

Medium
porcelain with blue celadon glaze, in gilt-bronze mount
Classification
Decorative Art
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.)
Culture
Chinese
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CSD
Credit line
Widener Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

View at the National Gallery of Art