Chinese tea dust glazed poreclain vase .Made in The Year of Qianlong Reign Period of The Great Qing Dynasty.The vase body is covered with tea powder glaze, the color is elegant and quiet, the luster is thick and soft, and the ancient taste is full of. Tea powder glaze is one of the important varieties of iron crystal glaze in ancient China. It is made of iron oxide as colorant and fired by high temperature reduction flame. The glaze is devitrified. The glaze color is yellow green and mixed like tea powder. Green is called tea, yellow is called powder.
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From The Estate of?Joseph E. Bennell (1927-July 7, 2019) Cuyahoga Falls, OH. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, served in World War II, returned home, and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University. He went on to receive a Master's in Education from Ohio State University (Go Buckeyes) and Indiana University. He married Carol A. Wilhite on November 23, 1952, who preceded him in death in 1988, after 36 beautiful years of marriage. After working at Kent State University for several years, he relocated his family to Springfield, Virginia, where he finished his career as the Audio Visual Coordinator for Southern Virginia Community College. He retired in 1988, and after the death of his wife, returned to Dover Delaware. He was very active in several churches and ministries over the years, including Delaware Bible Church and Centralia Presbyterian Church. Nothing made him happier than spending time with friends and sharing his wealth of knowledge and many stories of travel throughout the world and the time he spent in the service.