New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Vase

Manufacturer Unknown

CultureChinese

Date18th century

MediumBlown glass

DimensionsOverall: 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Base: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number0.2316

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-2, Case 8

Exhibition History"Glass in China: Utilitarian & Decorative Wares of the 18th & 19th Centuries," 5/4/83-9/29/83, China Trade Museum Exhibition. Published ReferencesClaudia Brown & Donald Rabiner, _Clear as Crystal, Red as Flames_ (New York: China House Gallery, China Institute in America, 1990), p.31, ill.57. From 2000 Years of Glassmaking_, 1982, #29, pg. 41 & 107, illustrated for exhibition, "Chinese 18th Century, probably Tianlong (1735-1796).