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Vase with Floral Scrolls

1600s

China, Ming dynasty

(1368–1644)
Medium
cloisonné enamel
Measurements
Overall: 25.7 cm (10 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Norweb Collection 1969.285
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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.
A turquoise cloisonné enamel vase features a bulbous body that tapers into a long neck and flared rim. Polished gold-colored metal lines the rim and base. Gold wire forms interconnected floral scrolls across the surface. Large blossoms in red, white, yellow, and purple disperse across the body. This pattern repeats in a smaller scale on the neck with darker leaf motifs and smaller blooms wrapping toward the lip.

Vase with Floral Scrolls

1600s

China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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