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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
Museum record:
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