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Dish with a couple and phoenixes

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a blue and white porcelain dish. The dish features a wide rim with an octagonal pattern that repeats around its edge. Within each octagon are different blue designs including flowers, people, insects, and a lion. The center of the dish features a pavilion on a rocky outcropping with 2 people standing within it and a large bird-like phoenix to the left. The pavilion's roof has blue and white stripes. The people are dressed in long blue clothing. The pavilion's flooring appears to be made of wooden slats. The background transitions from dark at the top to light gray at the bottom.

Artwork Details

Medium
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 449 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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