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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Chinese
Title:Apple-green crackle glazed vase
Date Made:19th century (Qing Dynasty, 1644–1912)
Type:Container
Materials:Hard-paste porcelain with copper glaze
Place Made:Asia; China; Jiangxi Province; Jingdezhen
Measurements:Overall: 1 1/2 in x 3 3/4 in; 3.8 cm x 9.5 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1984.18.7
Credit Line:Gift of Weston P. and Rebecca Partridge Figgins (Class of 1940), in honor of her class.
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Small stoneware base of globular form; exterior covered with a crackle apple-green glaze.

Label Text:
This squat vase exhibits a stunning decorative technique that was first developed in the early 18th century (Kangxi Period, 1662–1722) when there was a great deal of experimentation with monochrome glazes of reds and greens made with copper oxide. The ornamentation is executed in a complicated two-part process where a glaze popularized in the Song Dynasty (960–1279) was applied creating a crackled surface that was then stained for contrast. The vessel was then refired with the addition of the vibrant translucent green glaze.

2015

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vessels

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