Dish

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The dish, produced at the court kilns (Bunwon), demonstrates the neo-Confucian elite’s taste for unadorned white porcelain during the Joseon period.

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