Dish with Turnip Design

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Popular design motifs were often copied by various kilns and retained with little change for decades (see plate 1975.268.505 for a similar rendition of the turnip motif made thirty to forty years later).

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

Metropolitan Museum of Art