Plate
China
1735
- Medium
- Porcelain
- Dimensions
- 1 1/8 x 10 3/8 in. (2.9 x 26.35 cm)
- Genre
- Ceramics
Tags
China
About
Chinese porcelain painters copied this floral decoration from an illustration by Dutch botanist Maria Sybilla Merian (1647-1717). This blue-and-white version was originally gilded. A multicolored example is on view in the Doris and Leo Hodroff Gallery (G209) on the museum's second floor.
