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Vase (one of a pair)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vase, one of a pair. The vase is mostly white with ornate designs with a geometric diamond pattern around the middle. A pattern of curved lines around the top and a geometric pattern on the bottom half. The vase sits on a dark wooden base with small feet. The top is flared and wide, with a small lip around the edge. The vase appears to be ceramic or porcelain. Two dragon or bat-like figures on either side of the vase below the flared section. A round emblem with a double cross-like symbol and a geometric pattern around it on the front and possibly back.

Artwork details

Date:
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted in enamels on the biscuit (famille jaune)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
383 × 624 px
Museum record:
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