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Set of Five Small Dishes (Kozara) with Flowering Plum and Warbler

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a set of five small dishes, but only one is visible. The dish is round and shallow with a scalloped edge. The edge is chipped and brown. The dish has a white base color with blue splotches and a blue and white design. The design features a bird on a flowering plum branch. The bird is perched on a branch with flowers and leaves. The background is gray, dark at the top and light at the bottom. The dish casts a small shadow.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1640s
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze and iron-brown rim (Hizen ware, Arita type)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 450 px
Public Domain
Yes
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