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Octagonal dish with crab, shrimp, and flowers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Octagonal dish with crab, shrimp, and flowers by artist. White ceramic plate with eight straight sides. The plate has a blue patterned border. Inside the plate are a blue crab centered at the bottom, and a blue shrimp on the right side near the top. Small flowers and leaves are scattered around the inside. The plate sits on a small stand with two legs visible. The background is beige.

Artwork Details

Date
late 18th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 500 px
Public Domain
Yes
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