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Small Dish (Kozara) with Stylized Flowers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image features a round dish with a white interior and a blue and brown exterior design. The dish has a flat bottom and slightly raised edges. The interior is predominantly white with a blue design in the center. The exterior design consists of a brown background with a blue floral pattern around the rim. The blue design on the interior and exterior are symmetrical. The background of the image is a gradient that transitions from dark gray at the top to light gray at the bottom.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1650s
Medium:
Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze and iron-brown pigment and blue enamel over the glaze (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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