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Asian Art

Vase

early 16th century

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Vase, early 16th century. Cloisonne enamel on copper alloy, 6 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. (16.8 x 9.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Samuel P. Avery, 09.553. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Vase

Date

early 16th century

Dynasty

Ming Dynasty

Period

Ming Dynasty

Geography

Place made: China

Medium

Cloisonne enamel on copper alloy

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

6 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. (16.8 x 9.2 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Samuel P. Avery

Accession Number

09.553

Frequent Art Questions

  • Why is Chinese art in a case with Medieval Cloisonné?

    It's surprising at first, right? We're most used to seeing things separated by geography. However, cloisonné is a cross-cultural technique! It was first developed in the Mediterranean basin around 1500 B.C.E. It became highly developed in the Byzantine Empire in the tenth and eleventh centuries and appears to have been transmitted to China via the maritime and overland Silk Routes. It starts showing up in China by the early fifteenth century.
    Don't miss the small set of objects showing the different stages of cloisonne --- that really helped me to understand how it is made.
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