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Tureen with Landscape

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a white porcelain tureen with blue decorations. The tureen has a rounded body and a domed lid with a small knob on top. The body and lid are decorated with a blue and white landscape scene, featuring buildings, trees, and a bridge. The landscape scene wraps around the body of the tureen. There are two horizontal lines around the body, one near the top and one near the bottom. The bottom line features a fence design. The background of the image is gray, with a shadow cast by the tureen. The artist and title of the piece are "Tureen with Landscape".

Artwork Details

Date
late 17th century
Medium
Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Hizen ware; Kakiemon type)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 450 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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