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Dish with Design of Maple Leaves and Spider Web

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Round ceramic dish with a white rim. Inside of dish is blue with white lines forming a spider web design. The lines are straight and intersect at the center. Scattered around the dish are star-shaped leaves with 5 points. The leaves are red, yellow, and shades of blue-green. The leaves are concentrated around the outer half of the dish. The background behind the dish is gray.

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamels (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
594 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
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