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Bottle

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image, titled "Bottle" by an unidentified artist, shows a bulbous vase with a narrow neck. The vase has a crackled gray glaze and is viewed from the front. The bulbous body curves smoothly into a short narrow neck. The base of the vase is circular and flat. The glaze on the vase exhibits a fine crackle pattern. The background is a plain light-colored wall. A shadow is cast to the left. The image is in black and white.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Porcelain with stonegray slip under bluish-green crackled glaze; transparent green glaze all over
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
428 × 625 px
Museum record:
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