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Vase
(China )
This vase is decorated with designs in horizontal bands, divided by raised rings carved in the paste. The globular body, seated on a raised and flared foot incised with a geometric key fret, is separated into two thick bands filled with ornate cloud scrolls above and opened lotus blossoms below. A band of decoration on the shoulder is incised with a strong of ruyi heads, motifs deriving from the scepters of Buddhist monastic leaders. Three bands of decorative relief also appear on the tall neck of the vase; at the time, the mouth flares out into a shallow disk. A transparent glaze with greenish tinge covers the pure white body of the vase.
Provenance
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William T. or Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 1980-1981 | Masterpieces of Chinese Porcelain. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 14 15/16 in. (38 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
49.2302