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Vase with scenes and poems from Farming and Weaving

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The vase is white with a green and orange design. The body of the vase is tall and narrow, with a wide shoulder and a narrow neck. The mouth of the vase is small and rounded. The vase has a design that includes scenes of people farming and weaving. There are also poems and Chinese characters on the vase. The main scene on the vase shows a man in a blue robe standing next to a tree, with a house and a fence in the background. The vase has a green border around the top and bottom. The background of the image is gray.

Artwork details

Medium:
Porcelain painted with overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 460 px
Museum record:
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