Vase with lion, elephant, and qilin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The vase has a wide mouth and a narrow base, tapering inwards. The body is white with black designs. A band of scrolling vegetal motifs encircles the neck. A qilin, elephant, and lion are depicted on the body within rounded rectangular cartouches; the qilin and lion are on the upper half and the elephant on the lower half. The vase body also features scrolling vegetal motifs, stylized flowers, and geometric bands. The entire surface is decorated. The background of the image is gray.