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Vase with oval-shaped body
Chinese
Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period
1723–35
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Translucent blue glass
Dimensions
45.9 x 20.5 cm (18 1/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.9668
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsGlass
Marks
Bearing reign mark of Yongzheng
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.