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<p>[QUOTE="aaroncab, post: 414789, member: 3974"]I believe the material on this dragon in the clouds vase is yixing clay - or very similar. I've found a few similar dragon vases online(none this shape though). Some that claim to be 100 years old or so, but I don't know authentically when this type of vase was made/if it's still being made.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one is 7"(18cm) high. The body is about 5-1/4"(13cm) in diameter. Weighs 21 ounces(712 gm).</p><p><br /></p><p>This one seems to have very little wear on the base. There is some remnants of gold paint in the dragon's scales, along with some dirt/dark colored gunk. Not marked anywhere. Any ideas on age? Thanks much once again!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]144576[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]144577[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]144578[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]144579[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]144580[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]144581[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]144582[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="aaroncab, post: 414789, member: 3974"]I believe the material on this dragon in the clouds vase is yixing clay - or very similar. I've found a few similar dragon vases online(none this shape though). Some that claim to be 100 years old or so, but I don't know authentically when this type of vase was made/if it's still being made. This one is 7"(18cm) high. The body is about 5-1/4"(13cm) in diameter. Weighs 21 ounces(712 gm). This one seems to have very little wear on the base. There is some remnants of gold paint in the dragon's scales, along with some dirt/dark colored gunk. Not marked anywhere. Any ideas on age? Thanks much once again! [ATTACH=full]144576[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]144577[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]144578[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]144579[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]144580[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]144581[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]144582[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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