Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1981.14035 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
Studio Pottery Collection |
Title |
Globular Vase in Purple |
Date |
1972 |
Artist |
Shao Fang Sheng (1918-2009) |
Signature |
Shao Fang 72 |
Signature Location |
Partial incised signature on the underside. |
Makers Marks |
This piece bears the artist's signature on the underside. |
Description |
Shao Fang Sheng (1918-2009) is a ceramicist who was born in Tientsin, China, and spent most of her career in the United States in Williamstown, West Virginia. She lived with Frank Lloyd Wright and even became an apprentice under the famous architect, one of the few people to do so. |
Medium |
Porcelain, Glaze |
Technique |
Hand Thrown, Glazed |
Height (in) |
5.000 |
Diameter (in) |
5.000 |
Culture |
Chinese |
School |
Studio Pottery |
Place of Origin |
Williamstown, West Virginia, United States |
Credit Line |
Purchase, Friends of Art |
People |
Sheng, Shao Fang Purchase, Friends of Art |
Search Terms |
Chinese Female Artists Hand Thrown High Gloss Porcelain Purple Studio Pottery Vases |
Location |
Not on view |