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Dish with Dragons and Lotuses

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White porcelain dish with deep blue designs, blue and white glaze, round shape, wide mouth. Dragons and lotus flowers are painted on the interior. The dragons have scales and curved bodies. The lotus flowers are stylized, with multiple petals. The exterior of the dish is undecorated. The background is a gradient, dark at the top and light at the bottom, with a shadow cast by the dish. Dish with Dragons and Lotuses.

Artwork details

Date:
early 16th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
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