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Vase

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The vase by artist Kvasse is a brown vase with a glossy finish. The body of the vase is a light-brown color with a darker brown crackle pattern throughout. The vase has a narrow base that widens slightly in the middle and then narrows again to form the neck. The opening of the vase is wide and circular. The background of the image is white, and the vase casts a shadow on the surface below it.

Artwork details

Date:
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium:
Porcelain with crackled glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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