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Dish with fish in water grasses

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a white plate with a raised rim. Two thin, concentric circles are drawn on the plate. The plate features a design of water grasses and two fish swimming among them. The raised rim of the plate is decorated with a pattern of leaves and flowers. The background of the image is black. A shadow is cast to the bottom left.

Artwork details

Date:
early 17th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and copper red (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
599 × 496 px
Museum record:
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