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tea bowl

Object NameTea Bowl

Maker Imperial Workshops (China)

Made FromNon-Lead (?) Glass

Date1736-1795

Techniqueblown, cased, carved

SizeOverall H: 5.4 cm, Diam (max): 10.5 cm

Accession Number79.6.27

Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Glass Drinking Vessels from the Strauss Collection

East Meets West: Cross-Cultural Influences in Glassmaking in the 18th and 19th Centuries

Carder and Revivalism

Clear as Crystal, Red as Flame: Later Chinese Glass

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

白套绿花卉团寿纹玻璃碗

Place Made

China, Beijing

Physical DescriptionTea Bowl. Opaque white and blue-green non-lead (?) glasses; blown, cased, and carved. Hemispherical shape, with flared rim; blue-green overlay on opaque white; zig-zag border; carved band on the side, with floral designs in lotus petal alternating with four “? Shou” Longevity symbols; carved petals at the base; carved disk foot with incised reign mark of “乾隆年制 Qianlong Nianzhi” four-character mark within square, double-lined border in the center.; inscribed "S1838" in dark green paint.
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