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Dish with Bird on Bamboo

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Round plate with flat bottom. The plate is white with a wide red patterned border around the edge. The border depicts a repeating design of white curved shapes with green and black accents. Inside the border, a blue ring surrounds a white square with an orange border. Inside the white square is a brown tree trunk with sparse green foliage and a small yellow bird perched on a thin branch. The plate leans slightly to the right on a white surface against a dark gray background. The artwork is titled "Dish with Bird on Bamboo" by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1700
Medium:
Porcelain with overglaze enamels (Hizen ware, Ko Kutani type)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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