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Date unknown · Glass · Asian Art

This mallet-shaped bottle once held the tongs and spatula used in traditional Chinese incense ceremonies. Successfully mimicking realgar (a mineral used as a magical material in Daoist practices), this glass vessel is a perfect combination of traditional Chinese taste and newly imported European glassmaking techniques.

Artist

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Date

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Medium

Glass

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891