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Dish with Design of Maple Leaves

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts the interior of a dish titled "Dish with Design of Maple Leaves." The dish is white with a blue area at the bottom. The blue area contains a fence design on a slight hill. A tree with colorful leaves extends from behind the fence to the top left. Leaves are red, blue, and yellow. Blue lines represent tree branches. The dish is round and viewed from above at an angle. The background of the image is light gray with shadows on either side of the dish.

Artwork Details

Date
1700–1730s
Medium
Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamels (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 596 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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