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Square Dish

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows two octagonal dishes. The dishes are silver with a raised edge. The edges have a pattern etched into them. The etched patterns on the edges include curving lines and scrolls. The two dishes are stacked on top of each other on the right and on their bottom on the left. The bottom dish has curving dragons, clouds, and flowers etched into it, similar to the right dish which includes flowers and curving dragons. The right dish sits on a white surface against a plain white background. To the bottom left of the image is a ruler or measuring device; to the bottom right is the title "Square Dish".

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Painted enamel
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 379 px
Museum record:
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