Faceted vase with flowers

China

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Inspired by Islamic aesthetics, blue-and-white porcelain expanded the color range of Chinese ceramics. Colored porcelain was disdained as a vulgar product among art connoisseurs during the late fourteenth century, when monochromatic wares were most popular.

Faceted vase with flowers, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China

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Faceted vase with flowers, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
Faceted vase with flowers, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
Faceted vase with flowers, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
Faceted vase with flowers, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China

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