Title: Octagonal dish with crab, shrimp, and flowers
Object type: Dish
Date: late 18th century
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Medium: Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: H. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); Diam. of rim: 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm); Diam. of foot: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Purchase by subscription, 1879
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Crabs