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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2018.104
People
Li Hongwei (born 1980)
Title
Drum vase, splash peacock blue glaze
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
2017
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/361276

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
39.4 × 19.1 × 19.1 cm (15 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Pucker Gallery, Boston, MA (by 2018)], gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2018.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Sue and Bernie Pucker in honor of Robert Mowry, Alan J. Dworsky Curator of Chinese Art Emeritus
Accession Year
2018
Object Number
2018.104
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Porcelain drum-shaped vase with a short neck, which flares out at the mouth. The vase is entirely covered with Splash Peacock Blue Glaze (frit, zinc, silica, and other ingredients). During the firing process, the glaze produced the amber background and blue crystals by chance.

Verification Level

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