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Food Cup (Choku) with Stylized Flowers and Foliate Scroll

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White ceramic cup with a wide mouth and narrow base. Blue wavy line on the rim. Red flowers with blue centers and blue and green leaves. Blue curving lines throughout. A yellow flower on the bottom. The colors are blue, red, green and yellow.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1690–1720s
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze and polychrome enamels over the glaze (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 501 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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