Bottle with Peonies

Bottle with Peonies

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

In addition to cobalt blue, copper red was used to paint porcelain during the fourteenth century. This pigment is notoriously difficult to fire and ceramics painted with copper red are rare.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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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.