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Panel with Flowers in Vase and Scholar's Objects

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Panel with Flowers in Vase and Scholar's Objects by Ohara Koson. A still life painting on tan paper. The painting depicts a vase, a box with calligraphy tools, an incense box with smoke and incense sticks. The vase is tall and hexagonal with a narrow mouth, and a blue and white geometric pattern around it. The vase contains several flowers with green leaves and stems. The box is square with a bird painted on the front and contains several calligraphy brushes and a blue handled tool. The incense box has smoke rising from it. There is a small red stamp in the bottom-right corner. The background is solid tan.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Silk and metal thread embroidery with small pearls on silk twill
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
365 × 625 px
Museum record:
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