Vase

Museum number:
9-12677
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090012677
Description:
Vase, porcelain: "ox-blood" glaze, baluster shape. Bulbous, high waist tapering down to slightly flared base; narrow neck with flared mouth. Exterior color ranges from white at mouth to cherry red on neck and waist, to deep maroon at base. Fine dark streaks on lighter portions. Interior white, crazed at mouth. Recessed foot glazed, white with brown crackles. Glaze-run on foot filed down. Probably inaccurate dealer's sticker on bottom attributing to K'ang-hsi reign. Height 41.3 cm; maximum Diameter 20 cm.
Collection place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collection date:
before 1944
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Porcelain (visual works)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Vase, accession number 9-12677, described as Vase, porcelain: "ox-blood" glaze, baluster shape. Bulbous, high waist tapering down to slightly flared base; narrow neck with flared mouth. Exterior color ranges from white at mouth to cherry red on neck and waist, to deep maroon at base. Fine dark streaks on lighter portions. Interior white, crazed at mouth. Recessed foot glazed, white with brown crackles. Glaze-run on foot filed down. Probably inaccurate dealer's sticker on bottom attributing to K'ang-hsi reign. Height 41.3 cm; maximum Diameter 20 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Vase, accession number 9-12677, described as Vase, porcelain: "ox-blood" glaze, baluster shape. Bulbous, high waist tapering down to slightly flared base; narrow neck with flared mouth. Exterior color ranges from white at mouth to cherry red on neck and waist, to deep maroon at base. Fine dark streaks on lighter portions. Interior white, crazed at mouth. Recessed foot glazed, white with brown crackles. Glaze-run on foot filed down. Probably inaccurate dealer's sticker on bottom attributing to K'ang-hsi reign. Height 41.3 cm; maximum Diameter 20 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Vase, accession number 9-12677, described as Vase, porcelain: "ox-blood" glaze, baluster shape. Bulbous, high waist tapering down to slightly flared base; narrow neck with flared mouth. Exterior color ranges from white at mouth to cherry red on neck and waist, to deep maroon at base. Fine dark streaks on lighter portions. Interior white, crazed at mouth. Recessed foot glazed, white with brown crackles. Glaze-run on foot filed down. Probably inaccurate dealer's sticker on bottom attributing to K'ang-hsi reign. Height 41.3 cm; maximum Diameter 20 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Vase, accession number 9-12677, described as Vase, porcelain: "ox-blood" glaze, baluster shape. Bulbous, high waist tapering down to slightly flared base; narrow neck with flared mouth. Exterior color ranges from white at mouth to cherry red on neck and waist, to deep maroon at base. Fine dark streaks on lighter portions. Interior white, crazed at mouth. Recessed foot glazed, white with brown crackles. Glaze-run on foot filed down. Probably inaccurate dealer's sticker on bottom attributing to K'ang-hsi reign. Height 41.3 cm; maximum Diameter 20 cm.

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