bottle-shaped vase

bottle-shaped vase , early 1900s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Where object was made: China

Material/technique: porcelain

Dimensions:
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 26.5 x 11 cm
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 10 7/16 x 4 5/16 in

Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial

Accession number: 1928.1416

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Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU

Both Chinese and Western demand for imperial-style ceramics continued to fuel a thriving market of late 19th- and early 20th-century knock offs that intentionally imitated earlier imperial styles but lacked high technical quality. While the yellow vase may appear imperial (yellow was the exclusive color of the Chinese emperor) with a five-clawed dragon (a symbol of the Emperor), it is most likely a homage to China’s first national flag adopted in 1889, known as the Yellow Dragon Flag, which Mrs. Thayer owned.

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