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Dish with Lion Design

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Green square dish. Wavy edge. Intricate designs around border including lines, flowers, and geometric shapes. Center of dish green with golden lion sitting on hind legs on left. Facing right with one paw on ground. Long mane. Pink flowers with green stems and leaves on right. Small black rocks below flowers. Gray background behind dish.

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Stoneware with overglaze enamels (Sanuki ware, Gennai type)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 450 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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