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tea bowl

Object NameTea Bowl

Translation白套綠色壽字紋玻璃碗

Maker Imperial Workshops (China)

Made FromNon-Lead (?) Glass

Date1736-1795

Place MadeChina, Beijing

TechniqueBlown, cased, cameo-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

Carder and Revivalism

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

Glass Drinking Vessels from the Strauss Collection

Clear as Crystal, Red as Flame: Later Chinese Glass

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

白套绿花卉团寿纹玻璃碗

Physical DescriptionTea Bowl (白套綠色壽字紋玻璃碗). Opaque white and blue-green non-lead (?) glasses; blown, cased, and cameo-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.
Provenance

Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1979

Former Collection Nagatani, Inc.
Bought from: Nagatani, Chicago