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Dish with Three Friends of Winter

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White ceramic bowl with blue lines around the rim and a blue design in the center. The design features a tree with sparse leaves on the left and a bushy tree on the right. Both trees have curved trunks and branches. The background of the design is white. The bowl has a wide mouth and a narrow base. It is sitting on a gray surface with a gradient background that transitions from black at the top to white at the bottom.

Artwork details

Date:
late 16th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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