Title: Saucer with butterflies and melons
Object type: Saucer
Date: late 18th century
Culture: China
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
Medium: Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: Diam. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Purchase by subscription, 1879
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Butterflies, term: Flowers