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Chinese vase

Object/Work Catalog Level: item
Type: vase    		Controlled list
Authority
Classification Terms:
          decorative arts
          ceramics
          Asian art
Controlled list
Titles or Names Text: Vase
    Preference: preferred
    Type: repository 		Free text
Controlled list
Creation Creator Description: unknown Chinese Free text
  Identity: unknown Chinese
Roles: ceramicist 		Authority
Authority
  Creation Date: 14th century
Earliest: 1300 Latest: 1399 		Free text
Controlled format
Style/Period/ Group/Movement Indexing Term: Yüan Authority
Measurements Dimensions Description: 25.4 cm (height) ( 10 inches) Free text
  Value: 25.4 Unit: cm Type: height Controlled list and controlled format
Materials and Techniques Description: porcelain, celadon glaze with unglazed carved panels Free text
  Material Name:  
        porcelain  
        celadon
Technique Names:  
        carving
        glazing 		Authority
Subject Matter Indexing terms:
         object (utilitarian)
         vase
         Eight Immortals (Taoist philosophy) 		Authority
Descriptive Note Text: Lung Ch'uan celadon ware with a rare octagonal gray-green celadon vase with unglazed red-brown panels, which was accomplished by an exacting and difficult process. Panels are carved with portrayals of the Eight Immortals. Free text
  Citation: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Handbook of the Collections (1986)
Page: 29 		Authority
Current Location Repository Name/Geographic Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States)
Repository Number: 1964-58-1 		Authority   Free text
Revised 28 August 2006