Chinese Bud Vase

A slim-necked bottle in speckled brown and yellow-toned, thin as a pen.

This metal bud vase is from China, and is ca. 1920. A bud vase is a small, narrow vase designed to hold a single stem or a few blossoms, and is common in East Asian domestic and scholarly settings. A tall bottle with a bulbous lower body, a long narrow neck, and a small flared mouth. The glossy brown glaze is flecked with yellow-toned spots that thicken near the shoulder, and the foot is neat. It is 3 inches wide, 3 deep and 8.5 high.

A pretty narrow flask that never over-explains itself.