Lobed dish with flowers and birds (one from a set)

Lobed dish with flowers and birds (one from a set)

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vessels such as these were used mainly for formal entertaining. It was likely to have been made in one of the cities along the lower reaches of the Yangzi River. The vessel has the same shape as contemporaneous works in porcelain and lacquer.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lobed dish with flowers and birds (one from a set)Lobed dish with flowers and birds (one from a set)Lobed dish with flowers and birds (one from a set)Lobed dish with flowers and birds (one from a set)Lobed dish with flowers and birds (one from a set)

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.