Dish with flowers, fruits, and butterfly

mid-18th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 221
Encircled by a tightly arranged geometric and floral border, the center of this dish features auspicious fruits and flowers accompanied by a butterfly. Such openwork design is commonly found on both painted enamel on copper alloy and enameled porcelain in the mid-eighteenth century.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 清乾隆 銅胎畫琺瑯花果舞蝶紋盤
  • Title: Dish with flowers, fruits, and butterfly
  • Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
  • Date: mid-18th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Painted enamel on copper alloy
  • Dimensions: Diam. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
  • Classification: Enamels
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Clark Thompson, 1923
  • Object Number: 24.80.393
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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