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Dish with Rock, Peonies, Chrysanthemums, and Fungus

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Red square dish with gold floral design. The dish has a wide, flat base and straight sides that rise to a flat rim. The interior of the dish is red with a gold design in the center, depicting a tree with peonies and chrysanthemums. A rock is positioned among the flowers. The gold design is bordered by a thin gold line. The exterior of the dish is not visible. The background is dark at the top and light at the bottom.

Artwork Details

Date
mid-16th century
Medium
Porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 450 px
Public Domain
Yes
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