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Vase with Dragonfish Handles , 12th–13th century China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279) Porcelain with relief decoration under celadon glaze (Longquan ware) ; H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950 (50.145.301) http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/42447

There is more story when you see the bottom, sometimes even more than the side tells…

  • Vase, China, Song dynasty (960–1279) Porcelain with celadon glaze and gold lacquer repairs, Longquan ware; H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); Diam. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Diam. of rim: 2 1/4; Diam. of foot: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Fletcher Fund, 1934 (34.113.13) http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/51050

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