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Octagonal dish with floral pattern

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Octagonal dish with floral pattern by artist unknown. Red octagonal plate with eight sides of equal length. The plate has a white center with a blue and red floral design in the middle, surrounded by a blue border. The center design consists of eight red curved lines forming a flower-like pattern. The center of the flower is blue and pink. The white center also features green leaves and small blue, white, and yellow flowers. The red portion of the plate has a green floral design with pink flowers in four sections, alternating with four sections of white cherry blossoms on a green stem. The plate has a thin blue border around the edge. The background of the image is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
late 18th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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