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Song Dynasty-inspired vase
Song Dynasty-inspired vase
Song Dynasty-inspired vase
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Song Dynasty-inspired vase

NameVase
Maker Ben Owen III
Date2014
Place madeSeagrove, NORTH CAROLINA, United States, North America
MediumCeramic (stoneware), wood fired, Chinese Blue glaze
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2014.52.1
Terms
  • value (economic concept)
Object numberFA.2014.52.1
ProvenanceKaren Duffy, guest curator for Pottery of the U.S. South: A Living Tradition, commissioned Ben Owen III to create a Song Dynasty-inspired piece that would complement an Asian-inspired piece by his grandfather, Benjamin Wade Owen, already purchased for the Museum of International Folk Art.
DescriptionThis vase is brown with a blue and clear overall glaze. The vase has a narrow neck that widens at the top, with a rounded gourd like base; wood-fired stoneware with Chinese Blue glaze.
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