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Vase with flowers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image is of a white ceramic vase with a square body and a short, narrow lip around the top opening. The vase features a design of a plant with large leaves and flowers on all sides, with a border at the base and top. The plant design on the front side includes a large leafy stem with flowers and leaves extending from it. The left and right sides of the vase feature vertical plant designs with long stems and leaves. A band of small, rounded, overlapping shapes encircles the base of the vase. The background of the image is a solid gray color. The piece is by artist "unknown" and titled "Vase with flowers".

Artwork details

Date:
17th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware), with Japanese gold lacquer repairs
Culture:
China or Japan (?)
Dimensions:
510 × 624 px
Museum record:
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