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Vase with Floral Scrolls
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About this 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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineVase with Floral Scrolls, 1600s. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Cloisonné enamel; overall: 25.7 cm (10 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.285
