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Dish with woman and rabbit in a garden

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White ceramic dish with rounded shape and slightly raised rim. Inside the dish, a woman wearing a green robe and orange and white striped skirt stands beside a green and grey table. The woman has black hair in a bun, and her right arm is bent at the elbow. On the table are a teapot with smoke rising from the spout, and another object. The woman appears to be holding an object in her right hand. A rabbit stands on the right side of the table. The background of the image is a gradient from black at the top to light grey at the bottom. The artist's signature is on the bottom right of the design inside the dish. The image title is "Dish with woman and rabbit in a garden".

Artwork Details

Date
early 18th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 449 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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