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Jar with Dragons and Floral Designs

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The jar has a rounded body with a narrow base. The jar is blue and white. The lid is domed with a small knob on top. The jar and lid are decorated with dragons and floral designs in blue on a white background. The jar's widest point is below the middle, and it tapers down to a narrower base. The lid has a series of curved lines around its edge. The background of the image is gray. A shadow falls to the right of the jar.

Artwork details

Date:
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under a transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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