Hot Water Plate

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Hot Water Plate by an unknown artist. The plate is octagonal with two small handles on either side. The plate has a scalloped edge with a patterned border. The inner rim of the plate is white. The center of the plate features a black and white illustration of a landscape with a bridge, a building with a pagoda-style roof, trees, and mountains. Birds are flying above the mountains. The plate sits on a white surface with a gray background.