Vase with Copper Oxide Glaze

1722-1735 (Qing dynasty; reign of the Yongzheng emperor (1722–35))

18.7 cm 25.9 cm

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By the 18th century, jun (copper oxide) wares of the Song dynasty (960–1279) had become highly prized for their innovative use of copper oxide to yield the color purple. Many jun pieces were collected in the Qing imperial treasury. This vase displays a popular jun glaze design...

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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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