
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Covered jar with birds and flowers
- Date
- mid-17th century
- Medium
- Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 46008
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Mexican Popular PrintmakingThese objects are all relief prints from Mexico representing the tradition of popular printmaking, including broadsides, corridos, and street literature that documented everyday life, social commentary, and folk tales.
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