Vase

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Object Name: 
Vase
Place Made: 
People's Republic of China, Boshan
Accession Number: 
78.6.2 A
Dimensions: 
Overall Diam: 11 cm, L: 26 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1960-1970
Web Description: 
鸡肝石玻璃对瓶

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Arlene Code Antiques, Source
1978-03-15
Category: 
Asian
Color: 
red
brown
Technique: 
mold-blowing
cold-working

Description

Primary Description: 
Vase. Reddish, black, and brown (chicken liver) glass; mold-blown and cold-worked. Baluster shape, everted rim, short neck, sloping shoulders, body tapering from shoulders to flat base-rim, pontil mark ground out to slight hollow; marbleized decoration.

Objects in Set (2)

2 Vases
Date:1800-1899
Accession Number:78.6.2
Vase
Date:about 1960-1970
Accession Number:78.6.2 B