Bowl with archaistic phoenixes
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Bowl with archaistic phoenixes

TitleBowl with archaistic phoenixes
MediumPorcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
ClassificationCeramics
OriginChina China
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit linePurchase by subscription, 1879
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

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“Bowl with archaistic phoenixes” is a work of unattributed authorship. It is executed in porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (jingdezhen ware) and classified as ceramics. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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