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Covered Jar

Title	Covered Jar
Medium	Porcelain
Classification	Ceramics
Origin	China China
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Bequest of Mary Clark Thompson, 1923
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

Subjects: Botanical illustration

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Updated 2026-09-05