Chinese Ceramic Vase

Pale blue vase with a crackled glaze and a flower-petal mouth.

This egg shell porcelain vase is from Nanyang, Henan Province, China, and is contemporary. It is egg shell & nanyang porcelain. Nanyang in Henan Province is known for its jade carving, and porcelain and other ceramics have been made across Henan since early periods of Chinese history. Slender pear-shaped body in soft sky blue, with faint vertical ribs along the sides and a web of fine crackle lines across the glaze. The mouth flares in a squared, ruffled edge, and the foot is small and square. It is 2.5 inches wide, 2.75 deep and 5 high.

Cool in colour, crackling softly under pressure.