Large Dish
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Large Dish

TitleLarge Dish
Date1780 18th century
MediumWhite porcelain decorated with blue under the glaze; comb pattern around the high foot (Nabeshima ware)
ClassificationCeramics
OriginJapan Japan
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineGift of Charles Stewart Smith, 1893
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

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“Large Dish” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1780. It is executed in white porcelain decorated with blue under the glaze; comb pattern around the high foot (nabeshima 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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