Vase in the shape of a gourd

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A double gourd-shaped ceramic vase with a bulbous body and a narrower upper section that flares out slightly at the top, which has a small circular opening; the vase is primarily yellow, green, brown, and white; the colors are swirled together in a marbled pattern; the surface of the vase appears shiny and glossy; the background is a plain gray surface. Vase in the shape of a gourd by Satsuma.