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Peach-shaped dish with trees and peaches

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Peach-shaped dish with trees and peaches by Sakaida Chōbei. The dish is white with a dark rim and has a crack running down the middle. The shape of the dish resembles a peach. The interior features a design with trees bearing fruit and leaves painted in black. The fruit on the right side resembles peaches. The dish tapers to a point at the top and has a flat base. The background of the image is light gray. The dish casts a shadow on the surface below. The surface the dish sits on appears to be white.

Artwork Details

Date
first half of the 17th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 621 px
Public Domain
Yes
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