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Foliated dish with lotus design

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white photograph of a ceramic dish with a pedestal base. The dish has a wide, shallow bowl with a scalloped edge. The bowl is decorated with a black rim and a design of black, curvy lines and a circle with a leaf. The pedestal base is short and wide, with two black horizontal stripes and a design of small, irregular shapes. The background is a plain wall with a light-colored surface and a shadow cast by the dish. A white design resembling a plant or tree is visible on the right side of the image. The title of the image is "Foliated dish with lotus design" by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Bencharong ware for Thai market )
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 390 px
Museum record:
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