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Plate with bird and flowers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Round plate with flat bottom and raised edge. The plate's center features a white background with a blue bird perched on a rock, surrounded by blue, white, and orange flowers and foliage. A thin blue line borders the center, and a thicker blue and orange patterned band encircles the plate, with four white sections containing orange and blue designs. The plate's edge is gold. The background of the image is gray. Title: Plate with bird and flowers. Artist: unknown.

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze iron red
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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