Vase Imitating Jade

Object Name: 
Vase Imitating Jade

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Object Name: 
Vase Imitating Jade
Place Made: 
China, Boshan
Accession Number: 
56.6.5 A
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 24.1 cm; Rim Diam: 12.2 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1800-1899
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. E. C. Chadbourne
Web Description: 
仿玉玻璃对瓶

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern
Provenance: 
Chadbourne, Mrs. E. C., Source
1956-01-31
Color: 
Opaque green
Technique: 
glassblowing
cold-working

Description

Primary Description: 
Vase Imitating Jade. Opaque green glass in imitation of jade, the form inspired by Chinese porcelain; blown, cold-worked. Broad funnel neck with rounded rim; rounded shoulder; cylindrical body; ring base.

Publications (1)

Chinese Glass Snuff Bottles: Foreign Influences on an Indigenous Art Form (2015) illustrated, p. 6 (fig. 6); BIB# 720305

Objects in Set (2)

2 Vases Imitating Jade
Date:1800-1899
Accession Number:56.6.5
Vase Imitating Jade
Date:1800-1899
Accession Number:56.6.5 B