Small Vase
CultureChinese
DateKangxi period (1662-1722)
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 × 2 3/4 inches (6.35 × 6.99 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number34-53.1,2
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DescriptionSmall vase with apple green glaze. Has elaborate ivory stand.ProvenanceWith Pin Chi, Peking (modern-day Beijing), China, by February 1934 [1];
Purchased from Pin Chi, through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1934.
NOTES:
[1] Purchase documents in Nelson-Atkins registration file, dated February 8, 1934. Pin Chi was a shop on Tan erh Hutung. Yue Bin was the shop's proprietor.
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