Vase
1800-1900 (made)
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Vase, pear-shaped body and high wide neck expanding into an angular bulb at the top; contracted mouth with low rounded lip; short straight base. Buff stoneware burnt red on the unglazed base-rim. Thick opalescent glaze closely crazed and of dull purple colour breaking into lavender. The body is carved with petals suggesting a lotus flower and there are seeds in relief on the bulb at the mouth, suggesting a lotus seed-pod.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, glazed |
| Brief description | Shiwan ware. Vase, buff stoneware with thick opalescent purple glaze; China (Shiwan), Qing dynasty |
| Physical description | Vase, pear-shaped body and high wide neck expanding into an angular bulb at the top; contracted mouth with low rounded lip; short straight base. Buff stoneware burnt red on the unglazed base-rim. Thick opalescent glaze closely crazed and of dull purple colour breaking into lavender. The body is carved with petals suggesting a lotus flower and there are seeds in relief on the bulb at the mouth, suggesting a lotus seed-pod. |
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| Accession number | C.113-1939 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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