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Vase with landscape and flowers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The vase has a wide mouth and tapers inwards. The body of the vase is decorated with a landscape scene in an arched cartouche. The landscape scene depicts trees, hills, and a body of water. The cartouche is surrounded by a black background with a chain-like pattern and white flowers. The vase has three curved vertical lines on its lower section. The lower section of the vase flares outwards. The background of the image is plain and light-colored.

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
347 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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