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Soup Plate

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White ceramic soup plate with an octagonal shape. The plate features a wide brown border with a gold geometric pattern around its edge. Inside the brown border, smaller floral designs in pink, orange, blue and green adorn the plate. The center of the plate displays a floral design with pink, blue, green and orange colors. The plate's edge has eight sides with a scalloped appearance. The background of the image is gray, with the plate casting a shadow on the surface below. The plate is titled "Soup Plate" by an unknown artist.

Artwork Details

Date
1736–95
Medium
Porcelain
Culture
Chinese
Dimensions
542 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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