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Vase

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black vase with a wide mouth and narrow neck. The body of the vase is decorated with four rectangular panels featuring scenes in black and white. The visible panels depict a man in a boat on water with a mountain, and another man in a boat-like structure on a wave. The background of the image is gray. The artist of this piece is Suzuki Mokuken. The title of the piece is "Vase".

Artwork details

Date:
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue, with "powder-blue" glaze
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
280 × 624 px
Museum record:
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