Title: Gourd-Shaped Bottle with Deer and Crane in Landscape
Object type: Bottle
Date: mid-16th century
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Jiajing mark and period (1522–66)
Medium: Porcelain painted in cobalt blue under clear glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: H. 18 in. (45.7 cm); Diam. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Anonymous Gift, 1965
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Cranes, term: Deer, term: Trees