Foliated plate with rocks, plants, and melons

China

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 204

The haphazard placement of the various motifs in the interior of this plate reflects the influence of Central Asian textiles in Chinese art of the Yuan dynasty.

Foliated plate with rocks, plants, and melons, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China

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