The Snowflake Warrior Vase A Glass Object Inspired by the Chinese Beijing Opera

An unusually large cameo-carved vase in The Corning Museum of Glass, known as the Snowflake Warrior Vase for the subjects of its carved decorations, is one of the masterpieces of 19th-century Chinese glass. It is one of a small group of similarly shaped round-bodied, long-necked vases, all carved us...

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Published inJournal of glass studies Vol. 63; pp. 283 - 294
Main Author Xue, Shelly
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Corning Corning Museum of Glass 01.01.2021
Subjects
Chinese culture
Glassmaking
Iconography
Museums
Opera
Potassium
Snowflakes
Storytelling
Vases
Beijing China
China
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Summary:An unusually large cameo-carved vase in The Corning Museum of Glass, known as the Snowflake Warrior Vase for the subjects of its carved decorations, is one of the masterpieces of 19th-century Chinese glass. It is one of a small group of similarly shaped round-bodied, long-necked vases, all carved using an unusual type of snowflake-glass base overlaid with thick red glass. However, their history and attribution has until now been somewhat misunderstood. This essay aims to correct this and offer further context for both the type of glass and the origins of the iconography.
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ISSN:0075-4250