Kutani style dish, Arita ware

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At A Glance

  • Period

    1644-1650
  • Geography

    Yambeta kiln group, Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan
  • Material

    Porcelain with cobalt pigment under transparent glaze and enamels over glaze
  • Dimension

    H x W x D: 11.5 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm (4 1/2 x 18 x 18 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1967.15
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1967.15

Object Details

  • Description

    Clay: white porcelain
    Glaze: milky white, thick, uneven
    Decoration: overglaze enamels; "tortoise shell" on rim with each scale framing an auspicious object; bird in landscape in octagonal frame in center; floral scrolls outside.
    Mark: in center of base, square, black pigment under green enamel, not read.
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Mayuyama & Co., Ltd.
  • Provenance

    To 1967
    Mayuyama & Co., Ltd.., Tokyo, Japan. [1]
    From 1967
    Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Mayuyama & Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan. [2]
    Notes:
    [1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.
    [2] See note 1.
  • Origin

    Yambeta kiln group, Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan
  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
  • Type

    Vessel
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