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Vase with ladies, plants, and landscape

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The vase, titled "Vase with ladies, plants, and landscape", is blue and white. The vase's shape resembles a beaker with a wide mouth and a narrow base. The top portion of the vase features a wide mouth with a small lip and a flared rim. The body of the vase consists of three connected sections. The top section is cylindrical and features blue designs including plants. A thin patterned band separates the top section from the middle section. The middle section features rounded rectangular protrusions with blue landscape scenes on a white background. A geometric patterned band separates the middle section from the bottom section. The bottom section features rounded protrusions on a white background with blue designs depicting ladies among plants, and geometric patterns around the base. The background of the image is gray.

Artwork Details

Date
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
370 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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