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Covered bowl with floral pattern

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image is a black and white photograph of two ceramic pieces. The piece on the left is a covered bowl's lid. The lid is lying on its side; it is round and shallow. The top surface of the lid is white with a starburst pattern in the center and a black ring around it. The outer surface of the lid has a white background with a black floral pattern. The piece on the right is a bowl. The bowl is white with a black floral pattern on the exterior. The bowl's interior is plain white. The rim of the bowl is black with a repeating flower pattern. The bowl has a small foot. The background of the image is gray, with shadows cast by the two ceramic pieces.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Bencharong ware for Thai market)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 380 px
Museum record:
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