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Dish with Dutch Landscape (Deshima Island or View of Scheveningen)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a plate with a blue and white landscape design. The plate has an irregularly scalloped edge with a thin red line around its rim. The plate's interior surface features a blue and white painted landscape scene. The scene shows a stream or river flowing through a landscape with hills and mountains, with trees and bushes on the left side. There are three people standing on the left side, one on the left edge and two on the left center. A fence runs across the scene behind them. On the right side of the plate, there are buildings, including a church with a steeple. The sky has several clouds. The plate sits on a plain background, likely a table or wall.

Artwork Details

Date
early 18th century
Medium
Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration (Arita ware, Kakiemon type)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 598 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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