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Vase with gentlemen in a landscape (one of a pair)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White vase with two handles on either side. The handles are shaped like branches with three leaf-like protrusions on top. The vase is bulbous at the bottom, narrows, then widens slightly at the top. The vase has a scene painted on it featuring several brown-clad people standing on a path beneath a tree. The tree on the left has no leaves; it has thick and thin branches. There's a second tree on the right with greenery. The background of the scene on the vase is white. The background behind the vase is dark gray at the top and light grey at the bottom.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1915–35
Medium
Porcelain painted in overglaze black and red enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
468 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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