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Bottle vase with poems

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The vase, titled "Bottle vase with poems" by an unknown artist, is predominantly white with a crackled surface. The vase has a narrow neck and a wider, rounded body. Two small, dark-colored handles are positioned on either side of the vase, near the top. The body of the vase features several lines of black text, likely Chinese characters, and a small inscription at the bottom reads "79.2.248". The background of the image is a solid gray color.

Artwork Details

Date
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue, and with brown slip decoration (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
345 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
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