Square Dish with Stone Wall and Phoenix and Dragon Cartouches

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Square dish with eight sides, made of white material, possibly ceramic or porcelain. The dish has a wide border around the edge, predominantly black with white designs. The border features four cartouches, two with a phoenix and two with a dragon. The center of the dish has an octagonal shape and depicts a landscape scene in black and white. The scene includes a tree, a bridge or platform with a patterned railing, and some rounded hills or mountains. The dish sits on a plain gray background. The title of the piece is "Square Dish with Stone Wall and Phoenix and Dragon Cartouches". The artist is unknown.