Plate with cartouches of women and plants

Plate with cartouches of women and plants

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Elegant women are a popular subject in Chinese decorative arts. Often they are shown accompanying children, engaging in leisure activities such as playing music and visiting gardens, or, as on this plate, enjoying flowers.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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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.