Plate in the Form of a Plum Blossom
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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. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
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
Dimensions
7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Cynthia Hazen Polsky
Accession Number
79.81
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