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Dish with Peony Scroll

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts "Dish with Peony Scroll" by an artist not specified. The dish is white with a blue design on the inside. The blue design features a peony scroll pattern. The dish has a wide mouth and a narrow base. It is decorated with two blue lines around the rim. The inside of the dish has a circular blue design in the center, featuring a floral pattern with peonies and scrolls. The background of the image is dark at the top and light at the bottom, with a shadow cast by the dish.

Artwork details

Date:
late 16th–early 17th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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