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Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Vase, Qing Dynasty

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 300.00 USD
Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Vase, Qing Dynasty
Included in this lot is late Qing Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Vase. Reign hallmark faded on base, circa 1800s-1900s. The Qing Dynasty was the final imperial dynasty in China, lasting from 1644 to 1912. Provenance: the Owen D. Mort, Jr. Collection. Owen David Mort was an American engineer who amassed an impressive collection throughout his worldwide travels. His collection has included art, artifacts and other historical items from which he has donated to museums at the University of Utah and Snite Museum of Art, the University of Notre Dame, including African, Afghan and Asian artifacts. This vase exhibits a "Tianqiuping" style, a globular shape first introduced during during the Ming dynasty. It is characterized by a small mouth, straight neck, globular body, and slightly concave base. In the Qing dynasty, there were significant advances in glaze firing technology and chemistry. Glazes were fired to higher temperatures. Ming dynasty wares were predominantly blue and white, though the colour scheme did overlap into the Qing dynasty. This vase exhibits evidence of repairs, chipping. Measures 6"W x 8.5"H.*