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Vase with flowers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The vase is white with a narrow neck and a wide body. A thick black band encircles the top of the body. The neck features a design of a branch with leaves in black, and there are decorative borders at the top and bottom of the neck. The top of the vase has a small lip. The vase sits on a flat surface against a plain background. The title of the piece is "Vase with flowers" by an unspecified artist.

Artwork Details

Date
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium
Porcelain with brown and light green glaze, and painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
291 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
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