Vase
ca. 1984 (made)
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Vase, pear-shaped body with trumpet mouth, carved designs of lotus and dragonfly in bright green glass over opague white glass.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glass, mould-blown and layer-cut |
| Brief description | Vase, mould blown and carved glass, north China, Zibo, Boshan Glass Factory, 1984 |
| Physical description | Vase, pear-shaped body with trumpet mouth, carved designs of lotus and dragonfly in bright green glass over opague white glass. |
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| Gallery label | Vase with lotus design
Made by Boshan Glass Factory
1984
The traditional auspicious design of the lotus and dragonfly, both standing for purity, is here continued in a contemporary vase inspired by earlier Qing dynasty examples.
Mould blown and carved glass
Zibo, north China
Museum no. FE.54-1984(2009) |
| Object history | Bought in China by Rose Kerr, AK/FED in course of trip to China to acquire 20th c. material in 1984 Notes on significance: Continuation of Qing type Historical significance: From Register: Rose Kerr 23-3-1993 Glass has been made at Boshan since the end of the 17th century. Much of the so-called "Peking glass" came from Shandong. It is common to see modern glass resembling this piece sold at auction, as "Peking glass", sometimes with 18th or 19th century date, sometimes with no date but with price suggesting the piece is not contemporary. E.g. Sotheby's sale "Fine Chinese Export Porcelain, Snuff Bottles and Decorative Arts" London, 6th and 9th May 1986, lots 576, 577, 584 and Sotheby's Sale "Chinese Decorative Arts and Export Porcelain" London, 27th October and 1st November, 1989, lot 210 |
| Production | Made in Boshan Fine Arts Glass Factory, Zibo, Shandong province, CHINA |
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| Bibliographic reference | Kerr, Rose. 'Contemporary Chinese Crafts'. in The V&A Album, No. 4, p. 321, fig. 3.
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| Accession number | FE.54-1984 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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