Vase with Garden Scene

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The vase, titled "Vase with Garden Scene" by an unknown artist, is a white porcelain vase with a wide mouth and narrow neck. The vase body is shaped like an elongated oval, wider at the middle and tapering to the base. The vase features a black and white design depicting a garden scene. The scene shows buildings, trees, and possibly a pagoda or similar structures. The design wraps around the vase in two sections, one near the top and another near the bottom, with an ornate band separating the scenes from the base. The background of the image is gray, with the vase casting a slight shadow. The base of the vase has a small line of illegible text.