soft-paste porcelain
noun
: a translucent ceramic ware fired at a low temperature that was produced in Europe during the 16th through 18th centuries in imitation of hard-paste porcelain
also
: an article of soft-paste porcelain
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Courtesy the artist and MARCH, New York City Cascading Roses (parian body, copper, and terra-cotta) and Tulip Stems (soft-paste porcelain, glazes, overglaze, and copper), sculptures by Vladimir Kanevsky, whose work is on view at the Frick Collection, in New York City.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 21 June 2025
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 21 June 2025
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