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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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