Vase with alternating landscape and floral scenes

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The light green background on two sides of this face is found primarily on works produced for the use of the court during the rule of the infamous Dowager Empress Cixi (1835–1908), the de facto ruler of China from 1847 to her death. It seems likely that this vase, which continues a shape first used in the early eighteenth century, was made a century later, when her taste was echoed in porcelains made at Jingdezhen.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art