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Vase with performance of dragon boat

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The object is a white vase with a narrow neck and a wide body. The vase has a scene depicting a dragon boat performance. A large scene on the body shows people in a boat with a dragon on the front. The boat has red and white stripes. There are people on the boat and by the water. The water is green with red flowers. There are three horizontal bands with scenes around the neck and body of the vase. The background of the image is gray. The vase is on a white surface.

Artwork Details

Date
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium
Porcelain painted with overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
451 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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