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

• Published in: Journal of glass studies Vol. 63; pp. 283 - 294
• Main Author: Xue, Shelly
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Corning Corning Museum of Glass 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Chinese culture; Glassmaking; Iconography; Museums; Opera; Potassium; Snowflakes; Storytelling; Vases; Beijing China; China

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...