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Dish with Cherry Blossoms

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Round, white ceramic dish with a scalloped edge. The dish features a floral pattern with green leaves and white flowers that have orange outlines and yellow centers. The flowers and leaves are arranged in a repeating pattern across the surface of the dish. The background of the image is gray, with the dish casting a slight shadow on the surface below it. The title of the piece is "Dish with Cherry Blossoms".

Artwork details

Date:
mid-17th century
Medium:
Porcelain with overglaze polychrome enamels (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 536 px
Museum record:
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