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Dish in Shape of Mount Fuji with Horses and Deer

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The dish is shaped like Mount Fuji, with a wavy edge resembling a mountain range. It features a white background with blue illustrations. The illustrations depict a mountainous landscape with trees, and animals including deer and horses. The dish has three curved sections at the top, resembling peaks. Blue Chinese characters are written vertically on the right side of the dish. The background of the image is a gradient from dark gray to light gray.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1625
Medium
Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 450 px
Public Domain
Yes
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