Vase with openworked body and coin decoration

Chinese Collection

Accession Nr.:	5355
Type:	vase; pottery
Date of production:	2nd half of 16th century Ming dynasty
Place of production:	Zhejiang province, China

Materials:	porcelain
Techniques:	cracking; glazed
Dimensions:	height: 24.5 cm diameter (base): 10.7 cm

This is a vase of a slightly elongated, egg-shaped body, with projecting base and mouth rim. The shape was a popular Longquan shape in the 16th and the early 17th centuries. The whole surface is coated with olive green, crackled glaze.

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