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Bottle with Lion

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White vase with a long neck and a bulbous body. The vase has a colorful design around the top and bottom of the body, and a large colorful design on the front. The design on the front features a lion. The top of the vase has a red, green, and white geometric pattern. The body of the vase has a green and red floral pattern around the top. The bulbous part of the vase is white with a large colorful design featuring a yellow lion wearing a green robe. The lion has a red and blue mane. There are red and pink designs on either side of the lion. The background of the image is dark gray.

Artwork Details

Date
early 18th century
Medium
Porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
469 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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