Title: Altar vase (one of a pair)
Object type: Vase
Date: 15th century
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Medium: Copper alloy
Dimensions: H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm);  Diam. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Diam. of rim: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Diam. of foot: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit line: Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2014
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY