Title: Covered Dish in Form of a Shell
Object type: Covered dish
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration and overglaze enamels (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type)
Dimensions: H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); D. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Purchase by subscription, 1879
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Flowers, term: Shells