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Dish with stylized flower scrolls

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a white ceramic dish with a wide circular body and a flat bottom. The dish has a design on it, featuring a stylized flower at the center. Radiating from the center are eight symmetrical sections, each containing a stylized flower or leaf motif. The center of the dish features a stylized flower with many lines extending outwards. The rim of the dish has a repeating pattern of curved lines. The background of the image is dark grey. The dish by its title is called "Dish with stylized flower scrolls".

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and café-au-lait glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 588 px
Public Domain
Yes
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