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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
Museum record:
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