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Jar

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a vase titled "Jar" by an unnamed artist. The vase is white with a narrow neck and a wide body that tapers to a flat base. The vase has a crackled glaze with a brown pattern resembling a spider's web. The crackle lines are dark brown and intersect all over the vase's surface. The background is light gray with a slight shadow cast by the vase.

Artwork details

Date:
16th century
Medium:
Porcelain with crackled glaze (Zhangzhou ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 400 px
Museum record:
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