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Vase

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The vase by the artist is white with a wide mouth and narrow neck. The body of the vase is octagonal with eight flat sides. Black dots cover the lower two-thirds of the vase. Panels of pink, orange and green floral designs and Chinese characters are on the lower two-thirds. The top third is white with vertical stripes of pink and green floral designs. A thin orange line encircles the vase where the top and body meet. The bottom of the vase has an orange border. The vase appears to be ceramic.

Artwork Details

Date
late 18th–first half of the 19th century
Medium
Porcelain with reticulated decoration, painted in overglaze polychrome enamels
Culture
China
Dimensions
416 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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