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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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