Water Pot
CultureChinese
DateKangxi period (1662-1722)
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 4 7/8 inches (8.89 × 12.38 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number46-24
On View
On viewGallery Location
- 201
Collections
ProvenanceWith Hsia Hsi-chou, Peiping (now Beijing), China, by October 1945 [1];
Purchased from Hsi-chou by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1946.
NOTES:
[1] Curator of Asian Art Laurence Sickman purchased this dish when he was stationed in Asia while serving in the U.S. Army Air Force during and after World War II. “Objects Acquired for the Museum by Laurence Sickman,” Nelson-Atkins Archives, RG80-15 William Rockhill Nelson Trust Records, series 9, box 11.
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