Chinese Fumato Smoky Glass Chicken Sculpture - Labelled

Product Number: WS13767

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Description

This is a magnificent sculptural grey glass chicken, made in China. Still bears the original paper import label that reads "Made in China". The feathered bubble effect is usually referred to as "sfumato", which in glass terms means a gradual change of shade, however it has recently been discovered that the correct term would be "fumato", which means "smoked", a technique which involves exposing the glass to smoke from a fire, to give the glass a smoky colour by picking up particles of unburnt ember and ash from the smoke.

Size

Measures approx 5 inches tall by 5 inches in diameter at widest point.

Condition

Has a few small nicks to the edge of the base, and an intact manufacturing air bubble to one side, shown in final pictures. There are also a couple of faint orange streaks in the glass near the beak, see pictures.

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