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Baluster Vase

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Look closer. Zoom into the patterns and each face. Swirl the vase and watch the movements of the clouds. Inspect the highly detailed flowers and leaves.

About the Model

This is a baluster vase, a shape common to balcony and stair case rails. It comes from a five piece set. This Chinese porcelain is finely decorated with figures, flowers, plants, and musical instruments. Medium: Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze.

Category

Arts + Humanities

Keywords

Garniture, Old Chinese Porcelain, Kang Hsi period, Chinese art, vase, Qing dynasty, Jingdezhen ware, blue

Updated

May 26 2022

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