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Vase with Floral Scrolls
The collection record classifies this work as enamel. It is dated 1600s. Recorded culture or place: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
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- Museum title
- Vase with Floral Scrolls
- Date
- 1600s
- Culture / origin
- China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
- Materials and technique
- cloisonné enamel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 25.7 cm (10 1/8 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1969.285
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In cloisonné enameling, the decorative patterns are outlined by soldering metal wires (usually copper) to a metal base, creating a network of cells, or cloisons, to be filled with powdered enamels. Here. a turquoise ground separates the stylized chrysanthemum flower and leaf pattern, which winds around the neck and body. After firing, the enamels are polished to create a smooth surface level with the cloisons. The exposed metal surfaces are gilt.
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