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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
Museum record:
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