Vase with Floral Scrolls (1600s): Art, History and Details

Vase with Floral Scrolls (1600s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

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.

Object facts

• Title: Vase with Floral Scrolls
• Date: 1600s
• Culture: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
• Type: Enamel
• Technique: cloisonné enamel
• Dimensions: Overall: 25.7 cm (10 1/8 in.)
• Collection: China - Ming Dynasty
• Department: Chinese Art
• Accession number: 1969.285

Collection credit

The Norweb Collection

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