In the pottery of ancient Greece 'vase-painting' is the traditional term covering the famous fine painted pottery, often with many figures in scenes from Greek mythology. Various styles and types of vases have been developed around the world in different time periods, such as Chinese ceramics and Native American pottery. Some vases have a shoulder, where the body curves inward, a neck, which gives height, and a lip, where the vase flares back out at the top. The body forms the main portion of the piece. The foot or the base may be bulbous, flat, carinate, or another shape.

Vases come in different sizes to support whatever flower is being held or kept in place. Vases are often decorated, and they are often used to hold cut flowers. Even wood has been used to make vases, either by using tree species that naturally resist rot, such as teak, or by applying a protective coating to conventional wood or plastic. It can be made from a number of materials, such as ceramics, glass, non- rusting metals, such as aluminium, brass, bronze, or stainless steel. Neoclassical vase circa 1790 jasper height: 25.4 cm, width: 18.7 cm Victoria and Albert Museum (London) The David Vases 1351 (the Yuan Dynasty) porcelain, cobalt blue decor under glaze height: 63.8 cm British Museum (London)Ī vase ( / v eɪ s/ or / v ɑː z/) is an open container.

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