Vase with Dragons and Floral Patterns

1573-1620 (Ming dynasty (1368-1644); reign of the Wanli emperor (1573-1620))

27.6 cm 54 cm

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This vase exemplifies why Chinese blue-and-white porcelain was so famous and desirable across the world during the 17th century: the vase’s design of dragons among floral scrolls is deftly painted with outline and wash of underglaze cobalt blue. The outlines are crisp and the...

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35327
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Yamanaka Sale, American Art Association, New York, January 27, 1912, no. 25; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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