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Three Conjoined Vases
(China )
These vases tell the story of a mishap during firing. We don’t usually see mistakes from the kiln because they have been discarded. Many objects are fired at the same time, so when loading the kiln, it is important to make sure that objects do not touch one another. However, sometimes accidents occur, as can be seen in these vases whose glazes melted together in the firing process, permanently joining them.
Provenance
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Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 8 3/4 × Max W:6 9/16 × Max D: 6 11/16 in. (22.2 × 16.7 × 17 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
49.1765