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Small Dish (Kozara) with Three Jars

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Round, shallow dish with a wide mouth. The interior of the dish is light blue. Three jars are depicted inside the dish. The jar on the left is brown with a white geometric pattern. The middle jar is light blue with a small, white, geometric pattern. The jar on the right is blue with a red flower pattern. All three jars have a dark blue outline and handle. The background of the image is dark gray.

Artwork details

Date:
1680–90s
Medium:
Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze and polychrome enamels over the glaze (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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