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Pear-Shaped Vase

A work made of yixing stoneware.

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  • A work made of yixing stoneware.

Date:

Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Artist:

Attributed to Chen Mingyuan, active mid-17th-early 18th century
Chinese

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Chen Mingyuan

Title

Pear-Shaped Vase

Place

China (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1644–1911

Medium

Yixing stoneware

Dimensions

8.8 × 6.3 cm (3 7/16 × 2 1/2 in.); Diam.: 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Russell Tyson

Reference Number

1964.1214

Extended information about this artwork

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