vase, unknown maker from China

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vase
vase
vase
1700s–1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
vase , 1700s–1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Where object was made: China
Material/technique: porcelain; sang de boeuf glaze
Dimensions:
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 24.1 x 21.6 cm
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 9 1/2 x 8 1/2 in
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.1483
Not on display
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Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU

In China, according to the Five Element Theory, the color red is believed to correspond to fire and the cardinal direction south. Since antiquity, red has symbolized good fortune and joyous occasions. For example, even today during the Lunar New Year, hong bao (red envelops) stuffed with money are given to youngsters. The red glaze on this simple, yet tasteful vase was created from iron oxide, which, because of its unpredictability, made red-glazed ceramics the most difficult ceramic to produce. By the Qing dynasty, Chinese ceramic artists had mastered this difficult technique, producing some of the finest examples of red-glazed work.

Exhibitions

Nature/Natural: Supple Virtue: Bamboo in East Asian Painting
Kris Ercums, curator
2014–2015
Nature/Natural: Supple Virtue: Bamboo in East Asian Painting
Kris Ercums, curator
2014–2015
Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU
Celka Straughn, curator
2017–2018
Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU
Celka Straughn, curator
2017–2018