Vessel
Vase shaped like an archaic gu
Maker unrecorded. 1662-1722. Cloisonné. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from National Museum of Asian Art.
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VesselObject type
A three-dimensional container.
A depiction of a container is a subject, not a vessel object.
National Museum of Asian Art supplies “Vessel” in its object type field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Vessel
Catalogue: National Museum of Asian Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
PlantsSubject
Visible plant forms in the image.
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National Museum of Asian Art supplies “flower” in its subjects field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
flower
Catalogue: National Museum of Asian Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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