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Plate in the Form of a Plum Blossom

This cinnabar red plate in the form of a five-petal plum blossom is an example of Ming dynasty carved lacquer. In the finely detailed design, two scholars and a servant are seen on their way to visit two other scholars seated in the windows of a building built over water.

Medium: Lacquer
Place Made: China
Dates: 1368-1644
Dynasty: Ming Dynasty
Period: Ming
Collections: Asian Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Asian Galleries, The Arts of China, 2nd Floor
Accession Number: 79.81
Credit Line: Gift of Cynthia Polsky
Image: Overall, 79.81_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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