Vase
Unknown artist
Date: mid-17th century
Medium: Bronze with gilding and black lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay
Dimensions: H. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); L. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm) On block: H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); W. 3 1/4 (8.3 cm); D. 3 1/4 (8.3 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Culture: China
Period: Ming–Qing dynasty, Transitional period
Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Date range
1636 – 1670
Largest dimension
16.5 cm
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