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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
Museum record:
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