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1972.43-35 (C-590)
Vase

Qing dynasty, 1860-1900
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Porcelain with colorless glaze, 19.1 x 10.2 (y/2 x 4)
Harry G. Steele Collection, Gift of Grace C. Steele
TECHNICAL NOTES
The vase is thinly potted and covered with a colorless glaze that
has an uneven surface. Several long diagonal crackle lines run
through the glaze. The foot-ring is beveled and sharply
trimmed; the base is recessed and glazed with a thin matte glaze.

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

HE ATTENUATED PROFILE OF THIS VASE Suggests a date in
Tthe late nineteenth century, as such attenuation is a
characteristic feature of nineteenth-century ceramics. A
scored line encircles the vase at the shoulder. The
applique decoration on opposite sides of the body shows
a three-clawed dragon flying among stylized, rt/yz-shaped
clouds. The dragons' scales and mane are textured with
incised lines.
SL

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