Jar with dragon

China artist · early 15th century

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Palette

Slate
45% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.1:1

Pearl grey
25% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 13.0:1

Ash
17% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.5:1

Denim
7% of the image
Blue · text contrast 8.1:1

Prussian blue
5% of the image
Blue · text contrast 13.0:1

Steel blue
2% of the image
Blue · text contrast 4.9:1

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Artist: China artist
Date: early 15th century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Size: H. 19 in. (48.3 cm); Diam. 19 in. (48.3 cm)
Place: China
Period: 14th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 54, colourfulness 4

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Robert E. Tod, 1937. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Jar with dragon

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