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Object NameVase
Manufacturer Imperial Workshops (China)
Made FromGlass
Date1736-1795
Place MadeChina, Beijing
TechniqueMold-blown, cold-worked
SizeOverall H: 22.2 cm, Diam (max): 11.1 cm
Accession Number2019.6.1
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Interpretive Notes
The Qianlong emperor (1736–1795) commissioned the highest-quality glass objects of the Qing dynasty in a variety of forms and colors. Color, in fact, was often used to mark social rank. Yellow was reserved for the exclusive use of the emperor, as well as his closest relatives and consorts. The emperor commissioned yellow vases like this one for his own use and as special gifts for allies, officials, and advisors.
Physical DescriptionVase. Beeswax yellow and peach-toned glass; mold-blown, cold-worked. Globular body with a slightly spreading foot and rising to a tall, narrow cylindrical neck, thick walls of opaque beeswax yellow glass a wavy peach-toned streak near the top of the neck, base with a wheel-cut four-character reign mark “乾隆年制 Qianlong nianzhi (made in the Qianlong period 1736-1795)”, within a double square.
Provenance
Source Sotheby's - 2019-05-29
Both vases [2019.6.1 and 2019.6.2] were formerly the property of an English dealer resident in France and were purchased by that owner at a French auction in 2017 or 2018. They were subsequently sold to a UK private collector in March 2018. Both vases were offered for sale at a Sotheby's New York auction on March 2019 but did not sell, and were subsequently acquired by the Museum.

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