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Plate with fish

mid-14th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 204
Close examination of the cobalt blue used to paint this dish shows areas of darker blue. Known as “heaped and piled,” this effect is a result of imperfect control of the pigment during firing. This effect disappeared in the early fifteenth century, when potters further mastered the use of this pigment.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Plate with fish
  • Period: Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
  • Date: mid-14th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
  • Dimensions: Diam. 18 in. (45.7 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Mrs. Richard E. Linburn Gift, 1987
  • Object Number: 1987.10
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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