Northern Zhou Dynasty Dish in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2010

Dish

Period: Six Dynasties, late Northern Dynasties (557–581)

Culture: China

Medium: Stoneware with relief and impressed decoration under celadon glaze (Northern ware)

Dimensions: H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Diam. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)

Classification: Ceramic

Credit Line: Purchase, Stanley Herzman Gift, 1998

Accession Number: 1998.335

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/6001...

The crisply rendered feline in spread-eagle position with head regardant, the ring of pearl beading, the design of scrolling leaves alternating with outstretched animals, the wreathlike motif, and the band of concave radiating lotus petals on this celadon dish all demonstrate the very strong influence of Western metalwork on Chinese ceramics of the sixth century.

Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.