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Vase with floral scrolls

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The vase, titled "Vase with floral scrolls" and created by an unspecified artist, is a white, ceramic vessel with a blue floral pattern. The vase has a narrow neck and a wider body that tapers down to a narrower base. The blue floral pattern covers the entire vase, featuring various shapes and sizes of flowers and leaves. A black metal lid with a small lip around the edge sits atop the vase. The background of the image is a plain gray color.

Artwork Details

Date
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), silver cover
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 500 px
Public Domain
Yes
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