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Jar with dragon and phoenix

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The vase "Jar with dragon and phoenix" by an unknown artist is a yellow, ceramic vessel with a glossy finish. The vase body is bulbous at the middle and tapers narrower at the bottom than at the mouth. The mouth rim appears to have a white rim around it. Etched into the body are two creatures: a dragon on the left and a phoenix on the right. The background of the image is a plain off-white color.

Artwork details

Date:
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium:
Porcelain with incised decoration under yellow glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 400 px
Museum record:
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