“Plate” (1780) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Plate

Title	Plate
Date	1780 18th century
Medium	White porcelain decorated with blue under the glaze (Hirado ware)
Classification	Ceramics
Origin	Japan Japan
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gift of Charles Stewart Smith, 1893
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

Subjects: Botanical illustration

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