Vase (one of a pair) / Artist Unknown, China
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- Accession Number
- 2005/1.470.1
- Title
- Vase (one of a pair)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Artist Nationality
- Chinese
- Medium and Support
- Cloisonné (metalwork with enamel décor)
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Style/Group/Movement
- cloisonné
- Dimensions
- 18 cm x 19 cm x 19 cm (7 1/16 in. x 7 1/2 in. x 7 1/2 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Metalwork
- Primary Object Type
- vase
- Secondary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Secondary Object Type
- enamelware
- Physical Description
- Cloisonne (metalwork with enamel decor) jar. This jar uses brightly colored red, blue, green, yellow, and pinkish-purple enamelsto decorate its registers with intricate floral and vegetal patterns. Mounted on a sturdy circular base, the body of the vase flares outward to its widest point, then curves inward more steeply toward the neck, from which a bowl-like mouth curves upwards.
- Subject Matter
- Cloisonne jar used for offerings of food, flowers, or incense made in China for the export market.
- Secondary Keywords
- asia (continent)
- asian
- chinese
- chinese ceramics styles
- chinese styles
- chinese styles and periods
- containers
- containers by form
- east asian
- geographic and political locations
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- vessels
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3000 x 2792
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2005/1.470.1
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"Vase (one of a pair); Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.470.1/2005_1.470.1.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.
