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Dish with pheasant and flowers on fan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The dish has a white background. A pheasant stands on a branch. The pheasant has a black head and neck with white spots, a white body with brown and green tailfeathers. A red crest tops its head. The dish's center is framed by a rounded rectangle. The pheasant stands among colorful flowers and greenery. The dish's border is white with a gold design and a black and white pattern. The background of the image is gray, getting darker towards the top. The dish by Meissen is titled, "Dish with pheasant and flowers on fan".

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1730–50
Medium:
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels, gold, and silver (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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