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    "localId": "25472",
    "label": "Large Vase with Pierced Hangles Imitation Guan Ware",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/49.263"
}

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    "id": "25472",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/49.263",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Large Vase with Pierced Hangles Imitation Guan Ware",
    "description": "This pear-shaped vase sits on a flared foot with an augmented rim. The body is modestly decorated with three sets of double rings. Two pierced lugs flank the neck below a slightly enlarged mouth of similar diameter to the foot. The simple design replicates the shape of ancient bronzes which emphasizes a dignified quality. While the bluish grey glaze and the fine golden crackles of the vase imitate Guan ware of the Song dynasty, the large size and heavy proportions signify a diversion from the delicate aesthetics of Song wares.",
    "provenance": "Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876; purchased by William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1876; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.",
    "date": "1722-1735 (Yongzheng)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/49.263",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Ceramics",
        "vases"
    ],
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    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 31.4,
            "height": 20.3
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 12 3/8 × Diam: 8 in. (31.4 × 20.32 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Chinese",
    "dynasty": "Qing Dynasty",
    "reign": "Yongzheng (1722-1735)",
    "med": "porcelain with iron oxide glaze",
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    ],
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    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "244"
    ]
}

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