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1972.43-36 (C-59i)
Small Bottle

Qing dynasty, late nineteenth/early twentieth century
15
Porcelain with colorless glaze, 8.0 x 3.3 foVfc x I /i6)
Harry G. Steele Collection, Gift of Grace C. Steele

TECHNICAL NOTES
The ceramic body has a rather uneven surface covered by a
uniform colorless glaze. The flat foot-ring has beveled sides and
is carefully trimmed; the base is glazed.

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

A S IN 1972.43.35, THE ATTENUATED PROFILE and thick
±\ potting of this bottle suggest a date in the late nine-
teenth century. On the main body is an incised design of
a heron in a lotus pond. It is possible that the vessel was
used as a snuff bottle.
SL

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