A pair of translucent white glass vases

19th century
Height: 9 ¼ in (23.5 cm)

A pair of translucent white glass vases of low-waisted baluster form resting on a splayed foot, each vase similarly carved with a sapphire blue overlay and depicting two cranes, a deer and a horse in a rocky landscape of pine and willow trees.

Provenance: acquired in Toronto in the mid 1980’s

Published: Asiantiques, Chinese Qing Dynasty Glass Treasures: A Selection from the Gadient Collection (2009), cat. no. 58

(Hard cover catalogue, 64 glass artworks, 64 pp, full color illustrations, English text and Chinese captions. Catalogue available for purchase, $45 including domestic shipping, $55 international. The catalogue can also be viewed online in pdf format. Please contact us or visit our "exhibitions" page for more information.)

Ref. 863139

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