Dish with flowers and birds

18th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 201

A Japanese Kakiemon-style bird-and-flower painting has been used here by a Dutch painter to decorate a Chinese porcelain blank. The grouping of a pair of magpies, plum blossoms, and bamboo is a traditional Chinese image, which forms the rebus "the couple delights in double happiness" (zhumei shuangxi).

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Title: Dish with flowers and birds
Date: 18th century
Culture: Chinese with Dutch decoration
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: Diameter: 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain-Export
Credit Line: The Hans Syz Collection, Gift of Stephan B. Syz and John D. Syz, 1995
Object Number: 1995.268.94
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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