Vase
Vase
Place of OriginChina
DateCh’ing Dynasty (1644-1912), Yung Cheng period (1723-1735)
DimensionsH: 7 in. (17.8 cm)
MediumBlown and cased glass, with cut decoration
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number
1929.8
Not on View
DescriptionBattle scene cut in red glass superimposed upon white. Four horsemen in action; banners and spears beyond the hills. Fungus motif. Two knobbed handles.
Exhibition HistoryChina House Gallery, China Institute in America, New York, N.Y. 1990.
Unidentified, Gorgoneion Group
about 560 BCE
Ch'ing Dynasty, 18th century
1850-1900
about 1740
4th-5th century CE
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