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Long neck bottle with lions

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The vase is white with a long narrow neck and a bulbous body. The vase has a black design featuring a lion. The body of the vase has a band of design around the middle. The bulbous part of the vase has a design of wavy lines. The neck of the vase has a design of leaves and vines. The background of the image is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
early 18th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
330 × 625 px
Museum record:
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