Vase
ca. 1990 (made)
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This vase deliberately reproduces a crackled bluish glaze - a characteristic of a classical imperial ceramic called 'guan ware'. The shape of the vase, however, is modern.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, glazed |
| Brief description | Glazed stoneware vase imitating Guan ware, made by Shen Guanqun, China, ca. 1990 |
| Physical description | Stoneware with crackled glaze |
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| Gallery label | Vase
Made by Shen Guanqun
About 1990
Stoneware with crackled glaze
Longquan kilns, south China
Simon Kwan Gift
Museum no. FE.81-1990(2007) |
| Credit line | Given by Simon Kwan |
| Summary | This vase deliberately reproduces a crackled bluish glaze - a characteristic of a classical imperial ceramic called 'guan ware'. The shape of the vase, however, is modern. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.81-1990 |
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| Record created | April 4, 2008 |
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