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Creative Commons License
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Bottle with Transmutation Glaze
(China )
The term “transmutation” is a translation of the Chinese word “yao bian'' meaning “changing of color in the kiln.” The streaked or variegated effect of the glaze as seen on this vase is spontaneous, resulting from the ways that different color glazes react to each other when fired in the kiln.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 13 9/16 × Diam: 6 1/2 in. (34.4 × 16.51 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, before 1931
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
49.1560