The Vase by an unknown artist is a black and white image of a marble vessel. The vase has a wide body that tapers to a narrower top. It stands on a short, square base. The body is adorned with a carving of a floral branch. A decorative carving resembling a figure's head and neck protrudes from each side, just below the rim. The marble is primarily gray with darker gray and black veins throughout. The background of the image is plain and light-colored.
Artwork Details
- Medium
- Nephrite, a mottling of lettuce- and emerald-green, interspersed with small patches of greenish-gray; upon one side a very large patch of color resembling mutton-fat in which there are delicate veinings of brown
- Culture
- China
- Dimensions
- 484 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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