Bottle-Vase
CultureChinese
Date9th-10th century
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 × 5 3/4 × 5 5/8 inches (24.13 × 14.61 × 14.3 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: the Asian Art Acquisition Fund in memory of Laurence Sickman
Object number2010.16
On View
On viewGallery Location
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DescriptionThe bottle vase possesses an ovoid lobed body, short straight foot-ring and narrow cylindrical neck with flaring mouth. Twin small lug handles are applied to the shoulder and lower body. The chalky white body is covered in a transparent glaze of bluish tone.Exhibition HistoryKunst Industri Copenhagen, 1950 Mostra d'Arte Cinese, Palazzo Ducale, Venice, 1954.
The Ceramic Art of China, The Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1971.
J. J. Lally & Co;
Purchased from J. J. Lally & Co by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2010.
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