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1972-43.24 (C-579)
Bottle Vase

Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795)
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Porcelain with turquoise glaze, 23.0 x 13.7 (9 Vie x 5 /s)
Harry G. Steele Collection, Gift of Grace C. Steele
TECHNICAL NOTES
The relatively transparent and uniform turquoise glaze, which
has a dense crackle pattern throughout, covers both the interior
and exterior of the vase. The carefully trimmed foot-ring reveals
a dense gray paste. The glaze has been cleaned off the foot and
has an uneven edge along the interior of the foot-ring. A thin
layer of glaze remains on the base, beneath which are the spiral-
ing marks of a trimming tool.

PROVENANCE
Harry G. Steele [1881-1941], Pasadena; his widow, Grace C. Steele.

HIS VASE HAS A GLOBULAR BODY and a slightly flaring
Tneck. The proportions are very close to larger exam-
ples that bear Qianlong reignmarks, suggesting that this
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vessel dates to the same period. The exterior is decorated
with designs incised under the glaze. Six ascending leaves
surround the neck, the bottom of which is encircled by
a key-fret band. The swelling body has a floral scroll
with three large petals. Above the foot-ring is a band of
stylized petals.
SL

NOTES
i. Lefebvre d'Argence 1967, pi. 75.

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