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19/2-43-33 (C-588)
Bottle Vase

Qing dynasty, early nineteenth century
Porcelain with turquoise glaze, 23.9 x 13.8 (9%, x 5%>)
Harry G. Steele Collection, Gift of Grace C. Steele

TECHNICAL NOTES
The foot-ring is roughly trimmed, and the fired glaze has been
crudely ground off where it meets the foot, a feature that suggests
a nineteenth-century date. The base is recessed and covered with
the same turquoise glaze.

PROVENANCE
Harry G. Steele [1881-1941], Pasadena; his widow, Grace C. Steele.
DEEP TURQUOISE GLAZE with a strong greenish
Atonality covers both the interior and exterior of this
pear-shaped vase. The glaze has a dense crackle pattern
throughout and there are slight variations in color over
the surface.
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