This white porcelain vase is almost egg-shaped, wider at the top and slightly tapered toward the bottom. The round opening at the top center has a low rim. The vase is decorated with circular, stylized flowers with almost geometric patterns made up of butter yellow, peach, ivory, pumpkin orange, and shades of blue. The blossoms seem randomly scattered so some cluster and overlap while others float alone.
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Vase

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Qianlong period, 1736/1795

Medium
porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
Classification
Decorative Art
Dimensions
overall: 17.2 x 15 cm (6 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.)
Culture
Chinese
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CSD
Credit line
Harry G. Steele Collection, Gift of Grace C. Steele
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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