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Dish

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Teal-colored dish with intricate design. The dish has a wide, shallow shape with a flat bottom and slightly raised edges. The teal color is the base color, and it has a design in the center that includes a pair of dragons or other mythical creatures. The design is made up of curving lines and shapes, and it is accented with gold, red, and black colors. The design on the dish is symmetrical, with the same pattern repeated on either side of the center. The background of the image is light gray. The dish appears to be titled "Dish" and the artist is not specified.

Artwork details

Medium:
Cloisonné enamel on copper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 420 px
Museum record:
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