Plate with scholar and plum branches

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Plate with scholar and plum branches by Unknown Artist depicts a white plate with a gray floral pattern around the rim. The plate features two people on a donkey. The person in front sits on the donkey while holding onto a plum branch with their right hand. The person behind them stands on the donkey with their right hand on the seated person's shoulder. The seated person looks to their right, while the standing person looks down and to their right. The donkey's head faces left. It holds a large bunch of plum branches in its mouth. The donkey and people are centered on the plate, set against a shaded oval background that represents the ground.