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The vase ( or ) is an open container, often used to hold cut flower
Flower

A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproduction structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to mediate the union of male sperm with female ovum in order to produce seeds....
s. It can be made from a number of materials including ceramic
Ceramic

File:Bridge from dental porcelain.jpgFile:Qing vase p1070256.jpgA ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetal solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling....
s and glass
Glass art

Glass art and Glass sculpture is the use of glass as an artistic medium to produce sculptures or two-dimensional artworks. Specific approaches include stained glass, working glass in a torch flame , glass beadmaking, glass casting, Fused glass, and, most notably, glass blowing....
. The vase is often decorated and thus used to extend the beauty of its contents.

Vases are defined as having a certain anatomy. Lowest is the foot, a distinguishable base to the piece. The design of the base may be bulbous, flat, carinate
Carinate

This article is about a topic in pottery design. For the article about birds, see Carinatae.Carinate is a shape in pottery, glassware and artistic design usually applied to amphora or vases....
 or another shape. Next, the body, which forms the main and often largest portion of the piece.






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The vase ( or ) is an open container, often used to hold cut flower
Flower

A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproduction structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to mediate the union of male sperm with female ovum in order to produce seeds....
s. It can be made from a number of materials including ceramic
Ceramic

File:Bridge from dental porcelain.jpgFile:Qing vase p1070256.jpgA ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetal solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling....
s and glass
Glass art

Glass art and Glass sculpture is the use of glass as an artistic medium to produce sculptures or two-dimensional artworks. Specific approaches include stained glass, working glass in a torch flame , glass beadmaking, glass casting, Fused glass, and, most notably, glass blowing....
. The vase is often decorated and thus used to extend the beauty of its contents.

Vases are defined as having a certain anatomy. Lowest is the foot, a distinguishable base to the piece. The design of the base may be bulbous, flat, carinate
Carinate

This article is about a topic in pottery design. For the article about birds, see Carinatae.Carinate is a shape in pottery, glassware and artistic design usually applied to amphora or vases....
 or another shape. Next, the body, which forms the main and often largest portion of the piece. Resting atop the body is the shoulder, where the body curves inward. Then the neck, where the vase is given more height. Lastly, the lip, where the vase flares back out at the top. All these attributes can be seen in the pictures at right. Many vases are also given handles, though no examples are shown here. Today, the shapes of vases have evolved from the conventional ones to modern designs and shapes.

The vase has also developed as an art medium unto itself. The ancient Greeks
Art in Ancient Greece

The arts of ancient Greece has exercised an enormous influence on the culture of many countries from ancient times until the present, particularly in the areas of sculpture and architecture....
 famously used vases to depict scenes. It has since been developed and in 2003 the winner of the Turner Prize
Turner Prize

The Turner Prize, named after the painter J.M.W. Turner, is an annual prize presented to a British visual artist under 50. It is organised by the Tate gallery and staged at Tate Britain....
 was Grayson Perry
Grayson Perry

Grayson Perry, , is an English people artist, known mainly for his ceramics vases and cross-dressing. He works in several media. Perry's vases have classical forms and are decorated in bright colours, depicting subjects at odds with their attractive appearance, e.g., child abuse and sado-masochism....
, for vase art.

See also

  • Urn
    URN

    URN is a three letter acronym which may represent:*Uniform Resource Name, a subset of URI*University Radio Nottingham, a university radio station in Nottingham, England...
  • Corning Museum of Glass
    Corning Museum of Glass

    The Corning Museum of Glass grants permission to Wikipedia to include text from its website in the article below.The Corning Museum of Glass, in Corning , New York, explores every facet of glass: its unique place in art, history, culture, science and technology, craft, and design....