Chinese Ceramic Vase

Pale green-gray vase with little ear handles keeps its composure at the neck.

This glazed pottery vase is from China. A vase is generally a tall vessel used to hold flowers or to stand as decoration, and Chinese examples come in a very wide range of shapes. Pear-shaped vase with a flared foot, a banded collar and a wide mouth. Two small rectangular lugs stand on the shoulders, and the smooth glaze is pale grey-green with a gentle gloss and fine tonal shifts. It is 6 inches wide, 4.5 deep and 10 high.

Soft in color, firm in posture, and fond of symmetry.