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Dish with Flowering Plum and Birds

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Octagonal black dish with a wide rim, featuring a white and green design. The center shows a branch of a flowering plum tree with white blossoms and two birds. The rim has a thin gold beaded border and a thicker floral design with green leaves and white flowers. A thin red line borders the inner design. The artist is Ogata Kenzan. The title of the dish is "Dish with Flowering Plum and Birds".

Artwork details

Date:
14th century
Medium:
Black lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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