Vase with blossoming plums at night

A tall porcelain vase with a flared mouth and a rounded body, photographed in black and white. Branches of pale plum blossoms rise against dark, cloud-like patches that suggest night, with sprays continuing across the neck and foot.

Look closer: Small plum sprays are painted low on the body, close to the foot ring.

Artist

Unknown

Date

Medium

Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and copper red (Jingdezhen ware)

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2800 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929