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Flask with Medallion

Flask with Medallion. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm). Date: early 15th century. Both the shape of the flask and the stylized medallion painted on the front and back derive from Islamic traditions and reflect the strong ties between China and West Asian centers in the early fifteenth century.
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Title: Flask with Medallion
Caption: Flask with Medallion. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm). Date: early 15th century. Both the shape of the flask and the stylized medallion painted on the front and back derive from Islamic traditions and reflect the strong ties between China and West Asian centers in the early fifteenth century.
Technique/material: Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Period: Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 3262 × 4094 px | 38.2 MB
Print size: 27.6 × 34.7 cm | 1284.3 × 1611.8 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: ASIA • ASIAN ART • CERAMICS • CHINA • CLAY • COBALT • FLASKS • GLAZE • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) • PAINTING • PORCELAIN PAINTED WITH COBALT BLUE UNDER TRANSPARENT GLAZE (JINGDEZHEN WARE) • PORCELAIN