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Hanging flower basket

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White hanging flower basket with floral design. The basket has a white handle with blue floral designs on both ends. Two silver chains hang down from the handle. The basket itself is white with a pink and gold floral design around the top edge. The body of the basket features a lattice pattern with a pink design at the base. A pink, blue, and green floral design is painted on the inside of the basket. The basket has a small opening at the top. The background is gray. Hanging flower basket by artist.

Artwork Details

Date
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels and openwork decoration (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
401 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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