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Large Dish with Peony Bouquet and Cherry Blossom Rafts

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Large dish with a white background and black designs. The center has a peony bouquet. A ring around the bouquet contains curved, vine-like designs, floral motifs, and geometric shapes. A second ring from the rim features bridges and railing on a lake with people on boats and rafts, including rafts with cherry blossoms. The railing and bridges are light-colored with a darker outline. The rim features a black background with large white flowers. The dish is shown from the front.

Artwork details

Date:
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium:
Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome enamels, gold (Arita ware, Imari type)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 572 px
Museum record:
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