18th century
China
Object qualities
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Objecttableware: Vase
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumPainted enamel on copper
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SizeH. 18 3/4 in. (47.6 cm); W. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); D. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
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Geography details
China -
Country today
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Date18th century
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CultureChina
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PeriodQing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-95)
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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The women and children depicted in the landscape on this vase wear European attire. Their costume and the artist’s use of techniques such as shading and linear perspective demonstrate the eighteenth-century Chinese fascination with Western imagery.
