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Kenzan-style Dish in the Shape of Chrysanthemum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The dish is shaped like a chrysanthemum. It has a large off-white flower with a yellow center in the middle. The flower has many petals. The petals have lines on them. There are green leaves around the flower. The leaves have gold-colored veins. There is a smaller version of the flower at the top. There are gold-colored kanji characters on one of the leaves. The background of the image is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
early 19th century
Medium:
Stoneware with overglaze enamels (Kyoto ware)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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