Vase with Garden Scene, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century, China, “Soft paste” porcelain painted with cobalt blue under a

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Vase with Garden Scene, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century, China, “Soft paste” porcelain painted with cobalt blue under a transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 16 3/4 in. ( cm); Diam. 8 3/4 in. ( cm), Ceramics, In the eighteenth century, the kilns at Jingdezhen began to use a new material to produce porcelains. Called huashi, or “slippery stone,” in Chinese, this expensive material is termed “soft paste” in Western writing

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