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Dish

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white photograph of octagonal dish. The dish has a flat bottom with angled sides that rise to a rim. The body of the dish is white with black painted design. The design on the dish includes a stylized floral pattern. The center of the dish has a circle with a leaf pattern. A thin line of small circles separates the circle from the rest of the dish. The outer portion of the dish has stylized curled lines with leaves and a bird on either side. The background of the image is gray with the shadow of the dish visible.

Artwork details

Date:
1720
Medium:
White porcelain decorated with blue under the glaze, colored enamels and gold
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 572 px
Museum record:
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