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Covered jar with flowers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a white covered jar with a floral design and a gold knob on top. The jar is white with a bulbous body that curves inwards towards the bottom, and a narrower top with a lid. The lid has a small, rounded gold knob on top. The jar and lid have a floral design featuring pink flowers, green leaves, and blue and yellow accents. The base of the jar has a decorative border with yellow, blue, and green designs. The background of the image is a plain gray color. The artist and title is "Covered jar with flowers".

Artwork Details

Date
mid-18th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
458 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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