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Vase

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The vase by artist Kiyomizu is a green, ceramic object with a crackled glaze. The vase has a narrow opening at the top and a wide, rounded body that tapers to a narrower base. The body of the vase is bulbous in the middle. The green glaze covers the entire vase and has a shiny appearance. The background of the image is a plain gray color. The vase casts a shadow on the surface below it. It has a small, unglazed rim at the top.

Artwork details

Date:
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted with green glaze
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 500 px
Museum record:
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