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Desk Screen with Chinese Landscape

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White ceramic desk screen with a blue and white landscape design. The screen is square with rounded corners, featuring a thick border with a Greek key pattern. The blue and white landscape design depicts a person standing on a bridge in a mountainous area with trees. The screen has a stand with two cylindrical legs, each decorated with a floral pattern. The stand has a flat base with an oval-shaped indentation in the center. The background of the image is a gradient of dark gray to light gray. The artist of this piece is unknown, but the title of the piece is "Desk Screen with Chinese Landscape".

Artwork Details

Date
late 18th century
Medium
Porcelain with underglaze blue (Hirado ware)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
468 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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