VesselsChinese16th-17th century

Calabash-Shaped Bottle or Vase with Decoration of Stylized Lotus Arabesque

mid 16th-17th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Enameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze yellow and red enamels

Culture

Chinese

Period

Ming (1368-1644) to Qing (1644-1911) dynasty

Century

16th-17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 18.1 x Diam. 11.4 cm (7 1/8 x 4 1/2 in.)

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