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Jar

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a green ceramic vase titled "Jar" by artist M.Z. Wang. The vase is a bulbous shape, wider in the middle and tapering to a small mouth at the top. The vase has a glossy, emerald-green glaze with a cracked pattern over a darker green underglaze. The vase has a small foot at the bottom. The background is plain white with a slight shadow beneath the vase.

Artwork details

Date:
early 18th century
Medium:
Porcelain with crackled green glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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