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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
Museum record:
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