Faceted vase with flowers

China

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 210

Inspired by Islamic color aesthetics, Chinese blue-and-white porcelains made in the fourteenth century also unmistakably evoke the form of bronze vases. In contrast to the fluid profile and subtle monochrome glaze of Song ceramics, this vase features an octagonal cross section that is modeled after polygonal bronze vases. Potters divided the surface into registers and painted them with various images, such as triangular leaflike motifs, vines and flowers, and stylized lotus petals.

Faceted vase with flowers, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China

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Faceted vase with flowers, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
Faceted vase with flowers, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
Faceted vase with flowers, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
Faceted vase with flowers, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China

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