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Square vase with birds and flowers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Square vase with birds and flowers by artist. Vase is tall and narrow with a square base that tapers slightly inward as it rises. The base has rounded corners. The top portion of the vase is flared and rounded. The vase is black with a white border around the top and sides. There are green spiral designs on the top of the vase's base on two visible sides. The vase features a design with a brown tree with white blossoms. A yellow and brown bird sits on the tree. The same tree design is on the top portion of the vase. The background of the image is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels over a black ground (Jingdezhen ware, famille noire)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
416 × 624 px
Museum record:
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