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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Pear-Shaped Vase with Dragon in Pursuit of Jewel
1662-1722 (Kangxi)
porcelain with glaze and enamel decoration
(China )
(China )
Pear-shaped vase with long neck and high foot; coral red glaze; four-clawed dragon in pursuit of jewel among flames, in gold.
Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 17 7/8 × Diam: 8 in. (45.4 × 20.32 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
49.1836