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Vase with birds and flowers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The vase, titled "Vase with birds and flowers", has a wide mouth and a flared rim with a green patterned edge. The body of the vase is black with a white interior. It features a design of birds and flowers in shades of blue, green, yellow, and white. The vase has a narrow middle section and a wider base. The overall shape is tall and slender, resembling a trumpet. The background of the image is gray. There are three sections on the vase with two bands of designs around the middle. The flowers depicted are cherry blossoms or similar white blooms. The birds are small.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
PPorcelain painted in polychrome enamels over a black ground (Jingdezhen ware, famille noire), wooden stand
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
416 × 624 px
Museum record:
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