Chinese Vase

Brown as strong tea, with gold flecks drifting through it like leaves in the cup.

This vase comes from Hei Bei Province, China, and dates to the early 20th century. It is Peking glass. Peking glass is a general name for Chinese glass made in the manner of the imperial workshops of Beijing, often designed to imitate stones such as jade and aventurine. The vase has a pear-shaped body, a tall slender neck and a bulb-like ring below the mouth. The glass is a deep translucent amber-brown, scattered throughout with small golden inclusions. It rests on a short, flared foot. It is 10.75 inches high and 5.25 in diameter.

Glass doing a fine impression of a semiprecious stone.