Plate with vase of flowers

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Most of the porcelain made for export to Europe in the late sixteenth and first half of the seventeenth century was blue-and-white. This is an extremely rare example of kraak ware painted using colored enamels.

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