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Fishbowl with birds and flowers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ceramic bowl with a wide mouth and rounded body. White base color. A colorful bird with tail feathers in shades of yellow, orange, blue and pink on its body. The bird perched on a tree branch with pink flowers. A band of geometric patterns in shades of blue, orange, and yellow around the top. Another band of similar patterns around the bottom. A plain gray background. The title of the image is "Fishbowl with birds and flowers" by an unknown artist.

Artwork Details

Date
20th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 399 px
Public Domain
Yes
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