Chinese Guan Form Vase

Pale green vase with eight sides and two tube handles that look permanently surprised.

This guan form vase from Nanyang, Henan Province is from Nanyang, Henan Province, China, and is contemporary. It is egg shell & nanyang porcelain. Henan Province is home to several historic kiln traditions, and Nanyang has long been known as a place where ceramics and jade are worked. Tall faceted vase with a flared octagonal neck, two short cylindrical handles at the shoulder and a narrow footed base. The glaze is soft green with a fine network of crackle and a ridge at the neck. It is 3 inches wide, 3 deep and 5.25 high.

Calm in color and sharp in its angles.