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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Red Baluster-Shaped Vase
1662-1722
porcelain with ox-blood glaze
(China )
(China )
This vase is of crackled underglaze red. Long, flame-like streaks run down the lower half. A dull, apple-green glaze is around the lip. There is an unglazed gash on the shoulder.
Provenance
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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: 15 11/16 × Diam: 7 7/8 in. (39.8 × 19.94 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.
49.1562