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Dish with a scholar writing on a snowy night

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a blue and white porcelain dish. The dish has a blue and white design on it. The design features a scene with a man sitting at a table writing, and another man standing by a table. The man sitting appears to be writing on paper. There is a roof over the scene. The roof has a tiled roof. There are mountains in the background. The dish has a blue and white border around the edge. The background of the image is black to gray gradient. The dish is sitting on a gray surface.

Artwork details

Date:
mid-17th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 449 px
Museum record:
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