Square Dish
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Square Dish

TitleSquare Dish
Date16th century 16th century
MediumPorcelain decorated with blue under the glaze and colored enamels (Imari ware)
ClassificationCeramics
OriginJapan Japan
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineGift of Mrs. V. Everit Macy, 1923
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Ornithological plates

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“Square Dish” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 16th century. It is executed in porcelain decorated with blue under the glaze and colored enamels (imari ware) and classified as ceramics. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates 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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