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Dish

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Round, shallow dish, "Dish", by artist. The dish has a gold rim. The center and majority of the interior surface of the dish is covered with a design resembling tree bark in shades of brown and gray. The bark design contains nine dragons in various colors, including blue, green, pink, white, and yellow. The dragons have two claws and flame-like designs coming out of their mouths. The dragons are surrounded by the brown and gray tree bark design. The background of the image is light grey. The dish casts a slight shadow on the background.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 400 px
Museum record:
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