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Bottle vase

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Bottle vase by artist Carl Crocker is a light green vase with a narrow neck and wide body. The vase has a crackled glaze effect. The base of the vase is small and rounded with a thin brown rim. The background of the image is plain and light-colored. The vase appears to be ceramic. The shape of the vase is bulbous at the bottom, tapering to a narrow opening at the top.

Artwork details

Date:
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium:
Porcelain with crackled green glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
416 × 624 px
Museum record:
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