Bottle with Coiling Dragon, Porcelain with transparent glaze (Dehua ware), Late 16th century (Ming dynasty, Wanli period), H. 21 cm, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 18.56.60, Blanc de Chine
Dragon bottle
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Bottle with Coiling Dragon

白瓷蟠龙瓶
Late 16th century (Ming dynasty, Wanli period)
18.56.60VerifiedThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Object Details
Medium
Porcelain with transparent glaze (Dehua ware)
Dimensions
H. 21 cm
Date
Late 16th century (Ming dynasty, Wanli period)
Classification
花器
Dynasty
明, 明晚期（万历）
Technique
堆贴、浮雕
Glaze
透明釉
Accession
18.56.60
Repository
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
大都会艺术博物馆
Research Context

Per Met API (objectID 52978): dated late 16th century, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573–1620). Rogers Fund, 1918. Currently on view in Gallery 201.

Provenance
Late 16th century
Created in Dehua, Fujian
创作于福建德化
1918
Rogers Fund, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Rogers Fund购入大都会艺术博物馆
蟠龙花瓶浮雕

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World Headlines. "Bottle with Coiling Dragon (18.56.60)." In Blanc de Chine Catalog (WH-GR-2026-001). https://blancdechine.org/objects/met-18-56-60. Accessed April 16, 2026.
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