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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
Museum record:
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