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Vase with cover

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Vase with cover by Unknown, is a gray vase with a domed cover. The vase has a wide mouth and a narrow neck. The body of the vase is decorated with a geometric pattern around the top. The vase narrows and then widens into a bulbous body with a square patterned band on the lower third. Two dragon handles are on either side. The base is round. The cover has a geometric patterned band around the bottom and a knob on top. The background is a plain gray surface.

Artwork Details

Medium
Nephrite, white changed to an opaque ashy tint by calcination
Culture
China
Dimensions
475 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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