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Plaque

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black rectangular plaque with a raised border containing curled vines and a double-line inner frame. Central figure of a woman in a long robe with the left arm bent and the right arm wrapped around the outside of the left arm. The woman's dark hair pulled back. The woman holds a large vase with a flared mouth containing three flower stems with two open flowers. The plaque has a small rectangular white label at the bottom center with the number 1108. The plaque titled "Plaque" is by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
first half of the 19th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels and lacquer
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
442 × 624 px
Museum record:
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