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Dish

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Square dish with rounded corners, scalloped edges. The dish features a black and white landscape scene with a house, trees, and mountains. The scene is etched into the surface of the dish. The bottom of the dish has a patterned border consisting of interlocking diamonds. The background of the dish is white with some darker spots and marks. The scene on the dish depicts a house with a tiled roof, a deck or porch, and a mountainous background. The house has a tree to the left and mountains to the right. The dish appears to be made of ceramic or porcelain.

Artwork details

Date:
1700
Medium:
White porcelain decorated with blue under the glaze, polychrome enamels (Hizen ware, Kutani type)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 545 px
Museum record:
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