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13th–14th century · Silver with repoussé decoration and gilding · Asian Art

Often found in the decorative arts in the late thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the motif of a plum blossom in the moonlight was inspired by similar imagery in the poetry of that period.

Artist

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Date

13th–14th century

Medium

Silver with repoussé decoration and gilding

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Leon Levy and Shelby White and The Rosenkranz Foundation Gifts, 2000