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A beaker-shaped celadon vase decorated with archaic motifs: palm leaves, dragons and frets, incised and in low relief. The glaze changes to mottled clouds on the inside revealing a white glaze beneath.

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Document identity
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30093
label
Beaker-shaped Celadon Vase
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Source metadata
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30093
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object
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title
Beaker-shaped Celadon Vase
description
A beaker-shaped celadon vase decorated with archaic motifs: palm leaves, dragons and frets, incised and in low relief. The glaze changes to mottled clouds on the inside revealing a white glaze beneath.
provenance
Edward Barrett, Peking [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase, October 28, 1925; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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vases
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 7 1/2 in. (19.05 cm)
Source extras
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Chinese
inscriptions
Mark incised on bottom
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porcelain
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6238
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none
exhibition_ids
2514
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1
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