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Dish with Stylized Scrolls and Flowers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The plate "Dish with Stylized Scrolls and Flowers" by an unknown artist is round and white with a wide rim. The interior features a design consisting of blue cylinders with red protrusions on either side. The blue cylinders are surrounded by blue scrollwork and red flowers with green leaves. The plate's center is empty and white. It is displayed on a clear plastic stand against a gray background.

Artwork Details

Date
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze and polychrome enamels over the glaze (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 462 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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