Candlestick from a Set Five-Piece Altar Set (Wugong)
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Candlestick from a Set Five-Piece Altar Set (Wugong)

TitleCandlestick from a Set Five-Piece Altar Set (Wugong)
MediumPorcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)"
ClassificationCeramics
OriginChina China
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineBequest of Edmund C. Converse, 1921
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

About this artwork

“Candlestick from a Set Five-Piece Altar Set (Wugong)” is a work of unattributed authorship. It is executed in porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (jingdezhen ware)" and classified as ceramics. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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Recorded origin: China. Browse more public-domain art from China.

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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.

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