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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Eelskin Glazed Pear-Shaped Vase
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Eelskin Glazed Pear-Shaped Vase

Artist Unknown Chinese Artist
DateQing Dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Made/manufacturedChina, Asia
MediumGlazed ceramic
Dimensions13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineBequest of Dr. David A. Cofrin
Object number2009.48.299
Collections
DescriptionVase with somewhat compressed lower body and wide cylindrical neck, covered inside and out with a dark mottled glaze of soft, grayish moss-green and olive-brown tone shading to deep russet brown on the mouth rim, the interior of the spreading pedestal foot similarly glazed, the glaze covering the nianhao also shading to russet brown.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
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