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A Plum Vase
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The shape of this elegant plum vase (meiping) follows an 11th–century prototype, with a small neck and a wide body that tapers towards the foot. The decoration was done in several stages. A layer of white clay was applied to the brown stoneware, on which floral motifs were painted in iron oxide black pigment. Finally, the vase was covered with a transparent turquoise glaze.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineA Plum Vase. 1500 - 1599. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
