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The Snowflake Warrior Vase: what is snowflake glass?

Snowflake glass is a unique type of 19th-century Chinese glass that, as the name implies, invokes images of snow. The effect is created with varying amounts of white inclusions (small particles inside the glass) and small air bubbles in a … Read more →

The Snowflake Warrior Vase: A glass object inspired by the Chinese Beijing Opera

美国康宁玻璃博物馆藏霏雪地套红“八大锤”雕刻玻璃大瓶 The history of Chinese glassmaking can be dated back to the Western Zhou period (1046-771 BCE) of the Zhou dynasty (1046-256 BCE), but the glass of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) represents the highest level in terms of technology and … Read more →