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Set of Five Small Dishes (Kozara) with Flowering Plum and Warbler

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Small, round, ceramic dish with a scalloped edge. The dish has a white base color with blue undertones and a blue and white design. The design features a white bird perched on a branch with white flowers and blue accents. The rim of the dish is dark brown with a rough, uneven texture. The background of the image is a gradient of dark gray to light gray. There are five more dishes like this one, but only one is shown.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1640s
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze and iron-brown rim (Hizen ware, Arita type)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 450 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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