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Wine pot

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Wine pot by artist is a teapot with a hexagonal base and body. The base is dark brown with ornate carvings. The body is primarily turquoise with a floral pattern and other designs in blue, green, red, and beige. A beige, rectangular panel on the front features a tree design. The handle is green with a scale-like pattern and resembles a fish tail. The spout is blue with a yellow and blue base. The lid is turquoise with a small, beige and brown finial on top and a beige border. The lid and pot have a small gap between them. The background is white with a shadow cast by the teapot.

Artwork details

Date:
early 18th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels over the biscuit (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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