Bottle with Hanging Ornaments and Vases

Description By the late 1600s, groupings of five or seven Chinese porcelain vessels with alternating shapes were often displayed over doors. A complete set was called a "garniture." This piece with a cobalt blue underglaze are from the Kangxi period (1662-1722) and was made for export to foreign markets.

Provenance Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.

Credit Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters