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Dish with Scalloped Rim

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White ceramic dish with a scalloped rim. The dish is round and has a flat bottom. The rim of the dish has a wavy edge with rounded scallops. The dish is predominantly white with a few small dark specks on its surface. The background is dark at the top and light at the bottom, with a gradient from black to gray. The dish casts a shadow on the surface below it. The image shows the dish by an unknown artist titled "Dish with Scalloped Rim".

Artwork details

Date:
11th century
Medium:
Porcelain with ivory glaze (Ding ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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