Two Tables, One Low with Large Vase and Objects, One Higher with Covered Pot, Lion and Small Bowl

Q: When was "Two Tables, One Low with Large Vase and Objects, One Higher with Covered Pot, Lion and Small Bowl" created?

This artwork was created 19th century.

Q: Is "Two Tables, One Low with Large Vase and Objects, One Higher with Covered Pot, Lion and Small Bowl" in the public domain?

Yes, Two Tables, One Low with Large Vase and Objects, One Higher with Covered Pot, Lion and Small Bowl is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Anonymous, Chinese, 19th century

19th century

Medium

Pen and ink and gouache

Dimensions

Overall: 14 1/8 x 18 3/8 in. (35.9 x 46.7 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1967

Accession Number

67.547.14

Tags

BowlsTablesVases

Art Historical Context

Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, where you'll find *Two Tables, One Low Large Vase and Objects One Higher with Covered Pot Lion and Small Bowl*, exquisite 19th-century Chinese anonymous work. Created with pen and ink and vibrant gouache, this drawing measures 14 1/8 x 18 3/8 inches and captures a meticulous still life of everyday elegance: a low table laden with a grand vase and assorted objects, with a higher one holding a covered pot, a figurine, and a delicate small bowl. Gouache, an opaque watercolor technique favored in Chinese art, lends the pi...

Two Tables, One Low with Large Vase and Objects, One Higher with Covered Pot, Lion and Small Bowl

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