Flambé Vase

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Flambé Vase is a ceramic vase with a wide mouth and a narrow, curved body. The vase has two small, rectangular handles on either side, about one-third of the way down from the top. The base of the vase is wide and flat with rounded corners. The glaze is predominantly dark blue and purple, with a textured, crackled appearance. The colors are mottled and blended, with the purple tone more prominent towards the bottom and the blue tone more prominent towards the top. The background of the image is black, which helps to highlight the colors and details of the vase. The overall shape of the vase is bulbous, with a distinctive curved silhouette.