Foliated dish with floral scrolls early 15th century China Lively scrolling lotuses and acanthus leaves are set against a turquoise blue background on the interior (and parts of the exterior) of this dish. In fifteenth-century examples, this background color is often combined with shades of red, yellow, cobalt blue, white, and dark green, which were not mixed but placed individually within each cloison. Although cloisonné was known in China in the fourteenth century, fifteenth-century pieces, such as this dish, are the earliest preserved examples. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's st

Foliated dish with floral scrolls early 15th century China Lively scrolling lotuses and acanthus leaves are set against a turquoise blue background on the interior (and parts of the exterior) of this dish. In fifteenth-century examples, this background color is often combined with shades of red, yellow, cobalt blue, white, and dark green, which were not mixed but placed individually within each cloison. Although cloisonné was known in China in the fourteenth century, fifteenth-century pieces, such as this dish, are the earliest preserved examples. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #7345. Dish with Scalloped Rim, Part 1 Play or pause #7550. Dish with Scalloped Rim, Part 2 Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as Foliated dish with floral scrolls. China. early 15th century. Cloisonné enamel. Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Cloisonné

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