Dish with long-tailed birds and flowers

second half of the 14th century

Not on view

A sophisticated example of the two-bird design, the compact composition of this dish features flowers and long-tailed birds (shoudai, or paradise flycatchers)—a symbol of a rewarding career and long life—carved in a three-dimensional effect.

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元末明初　雕漆剔黑雙鳥穿花紋盤
Title: Dish with long-tailed birds and flowers
Period: Yuan (1271–1368)–early Ming (1368–1644) dynasty
Date: second half of the 14th century
Culture: China
Medium: Carved black lacquer
Dimensions: H. 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm); Diam. 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit Line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Object Number: 2015.500.1.28
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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