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Dish with phoenixes among flowers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a round, shallow dish with a wide mouth and a flat base. The dish is decorated with a design featuring two phoenixes among flowers. The interior of the dish has a red background with a black and gold design. The design in the center consists of a large, eight-petaled flower-like motif with a grid pattern. Two phoenixes are depicted on either side of the center, surrounded by flowers and foliage. The rim of the dish has a band of similar design in black and gold on a red background. The exterior of the dish is not visible. The background of the image is dark at the top, gradually lightening to white at the bottom.

Artwork Details

Date
late 16th–early 17th century
Medium
Polychrome lacquer with filled-in and engraved gold decoration
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 450 px
Public Domain
Yes
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