peking glass designs by robert kuo

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MKP-2065
MKP-3579
TALL FACETED TOURMALINE VASE
CARNELIAN GREY CYLINDRICAL VASE
MKP-2824
OD 6"
H 17 1 ⁄2 "
TALL FACETED AMBER VASE
OD 15CM
H 44CM
OD 3 3 ⁄4 "
H 18 1 ⁄2 "
MKP-3924
OD 10CM
H 47CM
AMETHYST BOTTLE VASE
PEKING GLASS DESIGNS BY ROBERT KUO
MKP-2066
MKP-3068
EGGPLANT/LIME TIAN CHIU VASE
TURQUOISE BOTTLE VASE
MKP-3973
OD 8 3 ⁄4 "
H 15 1 ⁄2 "
TRANSLUCENT RED TIAN CHIU VASE
OD 22CM
H 39CM
OD 8 3 ⁄4 "
H 15 1 ⁄2 "
MKP-3110
OD 22CM
H 39CM
PERSIMMON PEAR SHAPE VASE
MKP-2067,
MKP-3221
AMETHYST GOURD VASE
TOURMALINE PEAR SHAPE VASE
MKP-2389
OD 8"
H 12 3 ⁄4 "
TURQUOISE GOURD VASE
OD 20CM
H 32CM
MKP-3216
MKP-4163
TRANSLUCENT RED GOURD VASE
BAI JADE BELL VASE
OD 7 3 ⁄4 "
H 11"
OD 8 1 ⁄2 "
H 9"
W 5 1 ⁄2
OD 20CM
H 28CM
OD 22CM
H 23CM
W 14CM
MKP-2076
MKP-4167
EGGPLANT/LIME JUPE VASE
BAI JADE SNUFF BOTTLE VASE
MKP-3067
OD 4"
H 10 1 ⁄4 "
W 10 1 ⁄4
PERSIMMON JUPE VASE
OD 10CM
H 26CM
W 26CM
OD 8"
H 14"
MKP-4471
OD 20CM
H 36CM
BAI JADE BEVELLED BOTTLE VASE
MKP-3231
OD 6 3 ⁄4 "
H 15"
YELLOW FACETED URN VASE
OD 17CM
H 38CM
OD 8"
H 14"
MKP-4620
OD 20CM
H 36CM
BAI JADE 10 FACET VASE
MKP-3233
OD 8"
H 14"
YELLOW FACETED TEARDROP VASE
OD 20CM
H 36CM
OD 8"
H 17 1 ⁄4 "
MKP-4872
OD 20CM
H 44CM
BAI JADE URN SHAPE VASE
MKP-3515
OD 7 1 ⁄4 "
H 14 1 ⁄4 "
CARNELIAN GREY COCOON VASE
OD 18CM
H 36CM
MKP-3963
AMBER COCOON VASE
OD 12 x 15 3 ⁄4 "
H 11 1 ⁄2 "
OD 30 x 40CM
H 29CM
© MCGUIRE 2005
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R E NOW N E D A RT I ST R O B E RT KUO H A S C R E AT E D A
COLLECTION
INSPIRED
OF
BY
C O N T E M P O R A RY
E A R LY
18TH
PEKING
C E N T U RY
GLASS
DESIGNS.
C L A S S I C I N FO R M , M O D E R N I N AT T I T U D E . T H E S E
EXQUISITE
VESSELS
AND
VA S E S
ARE
PRODUCED
USING TRADITIONAL METHODS.
THE
TERM
“PEKING
GLASS”
G E N E R A L LY
REFERS
T O G L A S S T H AT WA S P R O D U C E D I N T H E I M P E R I A L
GLASS
WORKSHOP
(1644-1911).
DURING
P A R T I C U L A R LY
THE
QING
SOUGHT
PERIOD
AFTER
BY
C O L L E C T O R S A N D M U S E U M S A R E T H E T H I C K - WA L L E D ,
M O NO C H R O M AT I C P I E C E S P R O D UC E D D U R I NG T H E
F I R S T H A L F O F T H E 1 8 T H C E N T U RY. I T I S T H E S E
P I E C E S T H A T H AV E I N S P I R E D T H I S C O L L E C T I O N .
PEKING GLASS IS HAND BLOWN USING A TECHNIQUE
T H A T I N V O LV E S B U I L D I N G U P M U L T I P L E L A Y E R S O F
M O LT E N G L A S S . BY B U I L D I NG C O L O R U P O N C O L O R ,
U N I Q U E S H A D E S A N D U N U S UA L D E P T H A R E A C H I E V E D .
O N C E C O M P L E T E D , E A C H P I E C E I S C A R E F U L LY H A N D
B U F F E D A N D P O L I S H E D TO P R O D UC E A S AT I N F I N I S H
SIMILAR TO POLISHED STONE.
AS IN ALL OF ROBERT KUO’S WORK, ‘FORM,’ IS OF
THE
UTMOST
I M P O RTA NC E .
THE
FORMS
HE
HAS
PRODUCED ARE SIMPLE AND ELEGANT. MANY OF THEM
R E F E R E N C I N G S M A L L P I E C E S O R I G I N A L LY C R E A T E D
AS AESTHETIC OBJECTS FOR SCHOLARS’ DESKS. KUO
HAS CAPTURED THE ESSENCE AND PURITY OF THESE
E A R LY
PIECES
WHILE
C R E AT I NG
A
POWERFUL
C O N T E M P O R A RY S T U D Y O F F O R M A N D C O L O R .
E A C H P I E C E O F P E K I N G G L A S S I S S I G N E D B Y T H E A RT I S T.
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R E NOW N E D A RT I ST R O B E RT KUO H A S C R E AT E D A
COLLECTION
INSPIRED
OF
BY
C O N T E M P O R A RY
E A R LY
18TH
PEKING
C E N T U RY
GLASS
DESIGNS.
C L A S S I C I N FO R M , M O D E R N I N AT T I T U D E . T H E S E
EXQUISITE
VESSELS
AND
VA S E S
ARE
PRODUCED
USING TRADITIONAL METHODS.
THE
TERM
“PEKING
GLASS”
G E N E R A L LY
REFERS
T O G L A S S T H AT WA S P R O D U C E D I N T H E I M P E R I A L
GLASS
WORKSHOP
(1644-1911).
DURING
P A R T I C U L A R LY
THE
QING
SOUGHT
PERIOD
AFTER
BY
C O L L E C T O R S A N D M U S E U M S A R E T H E T H I C K - WA L L E D ,
M O NO C H R O M AT I C P I E C E S P R O D UC E D D U R I NG T H E
F I R S T H A L F O F T H E 1 8 T H C E N T U RY. I T I S T H E S E
P I E C E S T H A T H AV E I N S P I R E D T H I S C O L L E C T I O N .
PEKING GLASS IS HAND BLOWN USING A TECHNIQUE
T H A T I N V O LV E S B U I L D I N G U P M U L T I P L E L A Y E R S O F
M O LT E N G L A S S . BY B U I L D I NG C O L O R U P O N C O L O R ,
U N I Q U E S H A D E S A N D U N U S UA L D E P T H A R E A C H I E V E D .
O N C E C O M P L E T E D , E A C H P I E C E I S C A R E F U L LY H A N D
B U F F E D A N D P O L I S H E D TO P R O D UC E A S AT I N F I N I S H
SIMILAR TO POLISHED STONE.
AS IN ALL OF ROBERT KUO’S WORK, ‘FORM,’ IS OF
THE
UTMOST
I M P O RTA NC E .
THE
FORMS
HE
HAS
PRODUCED ARE SIMPLE AND ELEGANT. MANY OF THEM
R E F E R E N C I N G S M A L L P I E C E S O R I G I N A L LY C R E A T E D
AS AESTHETIC OBJECTS FOR SCHOLARS’ DESKS. KUO
HAS CAPTURED THE ESSENCE AND PURITY OF THESE
E A R LY
PIECES
WHILE
C R E AT I NG
A
POWERFUL
C O N T E M P O R A RY S T U D Y O F F O R M A N D C O L O R .
E A C H P I E C E O F P E K I N G G L A S S I S S I G N E D B Y T H E A RT I S T.
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Page 2
R E NOW N E D A RT I ST R O B E RT KUO H A S C R E AT E D A
COLLECTION
INSPIRED
OF
BY
C O N T E M P O R A RY
E A R LY
18TH
PEKING
C E N T U RY
GLASS
DESIGNS.
C L A S S I C I N FO R M , M O D E R N I N AT T I T U D E . T H E S E
EXQUISITE
VESSELS
AND
VA S E S
ARE
PRODUCED
USING TRADITIONAL METHODS.
THE
TERM
“PEKING
GLASS”
G E N E R A L LY
REFERS
T O G L A S S T H AT WA S P R O D U C E D I N T H E I M P E R I A L
GLASS
WORKSHOP
(1644-1911).
DURING
P A R T I C U L A R LY
THE
QING
SOUGHT
PERIOD
AFTER
BY
C O L L E C T O R S A N D M U S E U M S A R E T H E T H I C K - WA L L E D ,
M O NO C H R O M AT I C P I E C E S P R O D UC E D D U R I NG T H E
F I R S T H A L F O F T H E 1 8 T H C E N T U RY. I T I S T H E S E
P I E C E S T H A T H AV E I N S P I R E D T H I S C O L L E C T I O N .
PEKING GLASS IS HAND BLOWN USING A TECHNIQUE
T H A T I N V O LV E S B U I L D I N G U P M U L T I P L E L A Y E R S O F
M O LT E N G L A S S . BY B U I L D I NG C O L O R U P O N C O L O R ,
U N I Q U E S H A D E S A N D U N U S UA L D E P T H A R E A C H I E V E D .
O N C E C O M P L E T E D , E A C H P I E C E I S C A R E F U L LY H A N D
B U F F E D A N D P O L I S H E D TO P R O D UC E A S AT I N F I N I S H
SIMILAR TO POLISHED STONE.
AS IN ALL OF ROBERT KUO’S WORK, ‘FORM,’ IS OF
THE
UTMOST
I M P O RTA NC E .
THE
FORMS
HE
HAS
PRODUCED ARE SIMPLE AND ELEGANT. MANY OF THEM
R E F E R E N C I N G S M A L L P I E C E S O R I G I N A L LY C R E A T E D
AS AESTHETIC OBJECTS FOR SCHOLARS’ DESKS. KUO
HAS CAPTURED THE ESSENCE AND PURITY OF THESE
E A R LY
PIECES
WHILE
C R E AT I NG
A
POWERFUL
C O N T E M P O R A RY S T U D Y O F F O R M A N D C O L O R .
E A C H P I E C E O F P E K I N G G L A S S I S S I G N E D B Y T H E A RT I S T.
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Page 1
MKP-2065
MKP-3579
TALL FACETED TOURMALINE VASE
CARNELIAN GREY CYLINDRICAL VASE
MKP-2824
OD 6"
H 17 1 ⁄2 "
TALL FACETED AMBER VASE
OD 15CM
H 44CM
OD 3 3 ⁄4 "
H 18 1 ⁄2 "
MKP-3924
OD 10CM
H 47CM
AMETHYST BOTTLE VASE
PEKING GLASS DESIGNS BY ROBERT KUO
MKP-2066
MKP-3068
EGGPLANT/LIME TIAN CHIU VASE
TURQUOISE BOTTLE VASE
MKP-3973
OD 8 3 ⁄4 "
H 15 1 ⁄2 "
TRANSLUCENT RED TIAN CHIU VASE
OD 22CM
H 39CM
OD 8 3 ⁄4 "
H 15 1 ⁄2 "
MKP-3110
OD 22CM
H 39CM
PERSIMMON PEAR SHAPE VASE
MKP-2067,
MKP-3221
AMETHYST GOURD VASE
TOURMALINE PEAR SHAPE VASE
MKP-2389
OD 8"
H 12 3 ⁄4 "
TURQUOISE GOURD VASE
OD 20CM
H 32CM
MKP-3216
MKP-4163
TRANSLUCENT RED GOURD VASE
BAI JADE BELL VASE
OD 7 3 ⁄4 "
H 11"
OD 8 1 ⁄2 "
H 9"
W 5 1 ⁄2
OD 20CM
H 28CM
OD 22CM
H 23CM
W 14CM
MKP-2076
MKP-4167
EGGPLANT/LIME JUPE VASE
BAI JADE SNUFF BOTTLE VASE
MKP-3067
OD 4"
H 10 1 ⁄4 "
W 10 1 ⁄4
PERSIMMON JUPE VASE
OD 10CM
H 26CM
W 26CM
OD 8"
H 14"
MKP-4471
OD 20CM
H 36CM
BAI JADE BEVELLED BOTTLE VASE
MKP-3231
OD 6 3 ⁄4 "
H 15"
YELLOW FACETED URN VASE
OD 17CM
H 38CM
OD 8"
H 14"
MKP-4620
OD 20CM
H 36CM
BAI JADE 10 FACET VASE
MKP-3233
OD 8"
H 14"
YELLOW FACETED TEARDROP VASE
OD 20CM
H 36CM
OD 8"
H 17 1 ⁄4 "
MKP-4872
OD 20CM
H 44CM
BAI JADE URN SHAPE VASE
MKP-3515
OD 7 1 ⁄4 "
H 14 1 ⁄4 "
CARNELIAN GREY COCOON VASE
OD 18CM
H 36CM
MKP-3963
AMBER COCOON VASE
OD 12 x 15 3 ⁄4 "
H 11 1 ⁄2 "
OD 30 x 40CM
H 29CM
© MCGUIRE 2005
10166_51978 KOHpeking.qxd
9/21/05
9:47 PM
Page 1
MKP-2065
MKP-3579
TALL FACETED TOURMALINE VASE
CARNELIAN GREY CYLINDRICAL VASE
MKP-2824
OD 6"
H 17 1 ⁄2 "
TALL FACETED AMBER VASE
OD 15CM
H 44CM
OD 3 3 ⁄4 "
H 18 1 ⁄2 "
MKP-3924
OD 10CM
H 47CM
AMETHYST BOTTLE VASE
PEKING GLASS DESIGNS BY ROBERT KUO
MKP-2066
MKP-3068
EGGPLANT/LIME TIAN CHIU VASE
TURQUOISE BOTTLE VASE
MKP-3973
OD 8 3 ⁄4 "
H 15 1 ⁄2 "
TRANSLUCENT RED TIAN CHIU VASE
OD 22CM
H 39CM
OD 8 3 ⁄4 "
H 15 1 ⁄2 "
MKP-3110
OD 22CM
H 39CM
PERSIMMON PEAR SHAPE VASE
MKP-2067,
MKP-3221
AMETHYST GOURD VASE
TOURMALINE PEAR SHAPE VASE
MKP-2389
OD 8"
H 12 3 ⁄4 "
TURQUOISE GOURD VASE
OD 20CM
H 32CM
MKP-3216
MKP-4163
TRANSLUCENT RED GOURD VASE
BAI JADE BELL VASE
OD 7 3 ⁄4 "
H 11"
OD 8 1 ⁄2 "
H 9"
W 5 1 ⁄2
OD 20CM
H 28CM
OD 22CM
H 23CM
W 14CM
MKP-2076
MKP-4167
EGGPLANT/LIME JUPE VASE
BAI JADE SNUFF BOTTLE VASE
MKP-3067
OD 4"
H 10 1 ⁄4 "
W 10 1 ⁄4
PERSIMMON JUPE VASE
OD 10CM
H 26CM
W 26CM
OD 8"
H 14"
MKP-4471
OD 20CM
H 36CM
BAI JADE BEVELLED BOTTLE VASE
MKP-3231
OD 6 3 ⁄4 "
H 15"
YELLOW FACETED URN VASE
OD 17CM
H 38CM
OD 8"
H 14"
MKP-4620
OD 20CM
H 36CM
BAI JADE 10 FACET VASE
MKP-3233
OD 8"
H 14"
YELLOW FACETED TEARDROP VASE
OD 20CM
H 36CM
OD 8"
H 17 1 ⁄4 "
MKP-4872
OD 20CM
H 44CM
BAI JADE URN SHAPE VASE
MKP-3515
OD 7 1 ⁄4 "
H 14 1 ⁄4 "
CARNELIAN GREY COCOON VASE
OD 18CM
H 36CM
MKP-3963
AMBER COCOON VASE
OD 12 x 15 3 ⁄4 "
H 11 1 ⁄2 "
OD 30 x 40CM
H 29CM
© MCGUIRE 2005