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Vase with flowers and poem

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a black and white photograph of a vase. The vase is white with a narrow mouth and a wide body that tapers towards the bottom. The top part of the vase is narrower than the bottom part and features a design of two plant stems. A patterned band encircles the vase below the narrow part. The body of the vase has a design featuring various flowers and leaves. The vase appears to be ceramic or porcelain. The background is dark gray, with the vase casting a shadow on the surface below it. The title of the image is "Vase with flowers and poem" and the artist is not specified but often associated with this type of work is Delft.

Artwork Details

Date
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
410 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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