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Vase with landscape scenes and poem

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White vase with a wide mouth and narrow base. Dark blue landscape scenes and Chinese characters are painted on the vase. A band of dark blue flowers encircles the top. A band of geometric shapes separates the flowers from more dark blue landscape scenes. The landscape scenes include mountains, trees, and people. The vase sits on a white surface with a glass case behind it. The background wall is beige. The artwork is by an unknown artist and is titled "Vase with landscape scenes and poem".

Artwork Details

Date
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
424 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
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