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Dish with mandarin ducks and lotuses

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Large round plate with a wide rim, displayed on a clear stand. The plate has a white background with a design featuring two ducks, one on the left and one on the right, surrounded by lotus flowers and leaves. The ducks have distinctive features: the one on the left has a green head, blue neck, yellow and white body, and red feet; the one on the right has a red head, green neck, yellow and white body, and brown feet. The rim of the plate is decorated with a repeating pattern of blue, red, and gold flowers and leaves. The plate's design is predominantly in shades of blue, red, gold, green, yellow, and white.

Artwork details

Date:
late 15th–early 16th century
Medium:
Cloisonné enamel
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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