Gourd-Shaped Vase

1736-1795 (Qing dynasty (1644-1911)) H: 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm) Citation Source image

This two-lobed gourd-shaped vase consists of a grayish white porcelain body covered in a finely crackled glaze. The cracks create a network of light brown lines. Beneath the glaze are broad bands filled with lotuses, peonies, and lilies carved into the soft paste of the porcel...

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34371
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William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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