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Vase with ladies and boys

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The vase, titled "Vase with ladies and boys", is by an unspecified artist. The vase is light blue with a narrow neck and wide body. The vase has a wide base that narrows at the top and bottom. The vase is decorated with two main scenes and several smaller ones. The main scenes show women and children. The background of the image is gray. The vase is ornately decorated around the body with gold lines near the base. The top scene on the vase depicts women and children outside a building. The bottom scene on the vase depicts a woman with a child. The vase has a textured surface. The vase's color scheme consists of light blue, pink, orange, purple, and gold. The mouth of the vase is white. The vase is symmetrical. The vase appears to be made of ceramic or porcelain. The images on the vase are colorful.

Artwork details

Date:
late 18th–19th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware with Canton enamels)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
384 × 624 px
Museum record:
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