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Box with flowers and birds

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White porcelain box with octagonal shape. The box has a lid and is decorated with blue floral and bird motifs. The blue design on the box features various plants, birds, and flowers. The box has three horizontal lines that run around its middle, with the top and bottom lines being thinner and blue, and the middle line being thicker and featuring gold color. The background of the image is dark gray, transitioning to light gray at the bottom. The box is titled "Box with flowers and birds" and is an artwork by an unspecified artist.

Artwork details

Date:
16th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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