Vase in Meiping Shape

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The vase, titled "Vase in Meiping Shape", is by an unspecified artist. The vase has a narrow mouth and a short neck. The body of the vase is bulbous in the middle and tapers down to a narrow base. The vase is primarily light blue-green with a crackle pattern of darker lines throughout. The crackle pattern consists of a network of fine, intersecting cracks. The cracks are darker than the rest of the vase, forming a contrast. The vase has a small, circular base. The background of the image is dark gray, transitioning to light gray at the bottom. A shadow is cast to the right of the vase. The overall shape of the vase is symmetrical.