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Meiping vase with dragons

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The vase, titled "Meiping vase with dragons", by an unknown artist, is a blue ceramic piece with a narrow mouth and a wide body. The vase's body is blue with several white dragon designs. The dragons have five claws on each foot and are depicted in various poses as if moving around the vase. The blue body of the vase tapers at the bottom. The background of the image is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium:
Porcelain with white decoration reserved on a crackled blue ground (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 435 px
Museum record:
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