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Wine Bottle with Three Friends of Winter

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a blue and white vase with a distinctive double-bulb shape. The vase has a narrow neck with a white rim and a patterned top section featuring geometric shapes. The top bulb is smaller than the bottom one. The lower bulb is round and covered with a floral pattern. The background is gray with a darker top that gets lighter towards the bottom. A shadow is on the right side. The image depicts the "Wine Bottle with Three Friends of Winter" by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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