Plate in the Form of a Plum Blossom

1368–1644

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Object Label

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.

Caption

Plate in the Form of a Plum Blossom, 1368–1644. Lacquer, 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Cynthia Hazen Polsky, 79.81. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 79.81_PS11.jpg)

Title

Plate in the Form of a Plum Blossom

Date

1368–1644

Dynasty

Ming Dynasty

Period

Ming Dynasty

Geography

Place made: China

Medium

Lacquer

Classification

Food/Drink

Dimensions

7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Cynthia Hazen Polsky

Accession Number

79.81

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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