Vase
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureChinese
Date18th century
MediumGlass | Cameo
DimensionsOverall: 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
Base: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
Base: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number0.2314
Not on view
DescriptionCameo vase of opaque yellow glass cased with translucent red glass. The base is pedestalled and the neck was drilled out. The design consists of a mountain range with a large flower and a large tree that extends from the mountains to the middle of the neck. Next to the tree's trunk is a phoenix and perched on the tree are three small birds with another bird flying above the tree. The top of the neck is covered with triangular leaves of alternating heights. The neck and body are separated by a red band.Label TextChinese Vase, 18th century Blown glass, cased, cameo-carved Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 0.2314 Cameo-carved glass appeared in China beginning in the eighteenth century and became the predominant decorative technique used in Chinese glass. It was made in imitation of porcelain and hard stones, such as jade, and often showed floral decoration or figurative scenes. Approved By: ERLExhibition HistoryLoaned to China Trade Museum, 5/4/83-9/29/83 for exhibition "Glass in China: Utilitarian & Decorative Wares of the 18th & 19th Century". "Cameo Performances: Masterpieces of Cameo Glass from the Chrysler Collection," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA., June 29, 2008 - December 30, 2012.
late 19th – early 20th c.