Wine Ewer with Chrysanthemums and Lotus Flowers

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The inlaid patterns that decorate this ewer were created by etching the motifs into a body, filling in the carved space with black and/or white slip, and then firing the entire vessel with a celadon glaze.

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