Vase

1662/1722

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Title: Vase
Date Created: 1662/1722
Physical Dimensions: H. 4 5/16 in. (11 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); L. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Type: Vase
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/43803
Medium: Nephrite, a mottling of lettuce- and emerald-green, interspersed with small patches of greenish-gray; upon one side a very large patch of color resembling mutton-fat in which there are delicate veinings of brown
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722)
Culture: China

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