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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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