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Plate with flowers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Plate with flowers by artist Gouy consists of a white plate with a wide rim. The plate features a gold rim and two concentric floral patterns. The inner pattern has a dense arrangement of various colorful flowers including pink, red, yellow and white ones. The outer pattern has six rounded protrusions, each decorated with flowers similar to the inner ones. The protrusions are separated by curved brown stems. Background of plate is white.

Artwork details

Date:
late 18th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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