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Vase with Daoist immortals, flower sprays, and dragons

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The vase is white porcelain with blue designs. It is shaped like a trumpet, with a wide mouth and a narrow base. The vase has two sections, with a narrower middle section. The top section features illustrations of three people in traditional clothing. There are also sprays of flowers and foliage. The bottom section has illustrations of dragons and more sprays of flowers and foliage. There are two thin blue lines around the top and bottom edges of the vase. The background of the image is dark gray, with a lighter gray surface that the vase is sitting on.

Artwork Details

Date
mid-17th century
Medium
Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under a transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
468 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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