Vase with Iron-Rust Glaze

1736-1745 (Qing dynasty (1644-1911))

19.4 cm 22.6 cm

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The metallic rust effect coating this vase resulted from an iron rich glaze being allowed to cool down slowly, which leads to iron, or oil, spots pooling on the surface. The iron-rust glaze (tiexiuhua) was especially favored by the Qianlong emperor ( r. 1736–95) as the glaze i...

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