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Vase3588/7

Famille rose porcelain vase with a flared lip, cylindrical neck, oval-shaped body, and flat base with a raised foot; carvings of a creature, holding a red ball, on either side of neck function as handles. Opening and bottom edge of vase are trimmed with decorative bands; borders are filled with intersecting lines, floral motifs, and four irregularly-shaped ovals spaced throughout. Ovals are filled with different designs; opening border ovals filled with additional floral motifs, bottom border ovals depict structures and surrounding landscapes. Rest of vase surface is decorated with a various scenes; including people at court, boating, and walking through gardens. Sticker attached to vase base.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vase3570/1

Multan pottery vase. Floral and geometric designs painted in dark blue and turquoise, with a white glaze. Vase is somewhat hour-glass shaped; the lower sides indent toward the round, unglazed base. The inside is mainly unglazed except for the top 4 cm which have uneven glaze over unpainted clay. Some small chips around the rim; five chips of surface material missing around lower body.

Culture
Punjabi ?
Material
clay, glaze and paint
Made in
Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vase3588/8

Famille rose porcelain vase with a flared lip, cylindrical neck, oval-shaped body, and flat base with a raised foot; carvings of a creature, holding a red ball, on either side of neck, function as handles. Opening and bottom edge of vase are trimmed with decorative bands; borders are filled with intersecting lines, floral motifs, and four irregularly-shaped ovals spaced throughout. Ovals are filled with different designs; opening border ovals filled with additional floral motifs, bottom border ovals depict structures and surrounding landscapes. Rest of vase surface is decorated with a various scenes; including people at court, boating, and walking through gardens. Sticker attached to vase base.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vase3588/3

Famille noire, tall vase decorated with pink blossoms and peaches on a black background. Vase has a slightly flared lip and long neck that curves outward into a rounded body; base is flat with a small raised foot. Entirety of vase is covered in flowering branches with leaf offshoots, a variety of flowers in shades of pink, and nine peaches. Red seal stamped at centre of base.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paint, clay and glaze
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vase3514/1

Squat vase with cut-out and raised decorations covering outer surface. Circular body has a flat shoulder and round opening, with a straight lip. Around shoulder there is an alternating cut-out pattern of large circles and medium circles framed with smaller circles. There are channels carved around the circles, creating curvilinear motifs across the shoulder. Wavy lines, done in relief, circle the sides; horizontal lines incised in negative space between waves. Vase is brown-red with green glaze throughout. Foot and base are undecorated; artist signature incised on base.

Culture
Canadian
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Square Vase3517/6

Grey stoneware vase with a square cross-section; opening is circular with a straight lip. Shoulder is flat; edge curves over, forming a raised border along the top of the body. Similar raised edge sculpted around base. Wavy channels carved along sides, forming vertical rectangular panels around vase. Straight horizontal channel carved two-thirds down the sides, forming a plain band around the bottom section. Black speckles throughout glaze; base is undecorated. Maker's mark stamped on base; tags attached to base.

Culture
Canadian
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vase3517/5

Black inverted vase with a circular body and long cylindrical foot; opening is oval-shaped. The body is flattened, giving it pinched edges. Abstract forest landscape painted in dark brown through centre of circle, on front and back, with a red sun in the top corner. Strokes of golden brown, silver and white paint run throughout landscape. Rest of vase is undecorated. Maker's mark stamped on edge of base.

Culture
Canadian
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vase3517/4

Grey-white parabolic vase with an oval-shaped opening and slightly flared lip. Shoulder tapers in before gently flaring out towards bottom; bottom of shoulder protrudes out slightly. Three lines circle body of vase from bottom of shoulder to base, at a downward angle; done in dark blue. Two wavy flutes carved along centre of front and back of vase; blue lines become wavy overtop the flutes before straightening out again. Opening and shoulder are glazed, body and base are unglazed. Maker's mark stamped on base.

Culture
Canadian
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vase3535/2

Small glazed vase with narrow neck and opening. The glaze ranges from beige to dark brown, with the dark brown toward the shoulder and neck; the glaze extends inside to cover the opening. The base is mostly unglazed. The vase has been slightly flattened to form three sides; each side has thicker lines of beige on it. Unsigned.

Culture
American
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
United Kingdom and Cornwall, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vase3503/2

Sculptural vase with large, oval-shaped body. It has a thick-lipped mouth and cylindrical neck, that flares into a rounded shoulder. Vase has a bulbous stem that slopes into a flat, circular base. Sculpture is glazed. Opening and neck are light green with wavy and dotted, vertical lines incised throughout. Between the neck and shoulder is an unglazed band of pink and yellow clay, covering the seam. Shoulder is light pink and covered in matching spikes. Along the bottom edge of the shoulder are moulded flowers, done in dark purple-pink. Body is dark yellow with identical flowers protruding throughout. Stem and foot are dark brown and have dark purple-pink spikes across them. Artist mark stamped on base.

Culture
Canadian
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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