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Dish with Heron in Pond

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Octagonal dish with scalloped edges, predominantly white with green, red, and gold designs. The center features a heron standing in a pond surrounded by plants and flowers. The heron is pink with a long neck and legs. The pond has green plants and pink flowers. The dish's border is divided into eight sections, each with a different design, including a bird, a fish and other motifs. Gold trim lines the edges of the dish. The background of the image is dark gray at the top and light gray at the bottom.

Artwork details

Date:
mid-17th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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