Vase (one of a pair)

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

These vases are stylistically consistent with Ming imperial ritual vessels and are likely to have been the products of the imperial workshops of the fifteenth century. Originally they would have served as flower vases on a ritual altar, where they would have been placed together with an incense burner and two candlesticks.

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