Artwork preview

Bottle

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a ceramic bottle. The bottle features a rounded body with vertical ridges and a crackled glaze in shades of light green and brown. Two handles protrude from the top portion, near the lid. The lid is adorned with a decorative gold-colored finial. A metal band encircles the base, featuring a scalloped edge. The bottle rests on a circular metal base. The background of the image is a plain gray color. The title of the piece is "Bottle" by an unspecified artist.

Artwork details

Date:
16th–17th century
Medium:
Stoneware with crackled glaze (Zhangzhou ware), metal mounts
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
416 × 624 px
Museum record:
View original
Palette