Small plate, fragment of base

Object Details

• Description

  Small plate, base fragment.

  Clay: porcelain.

  Glaze: clear.

  Decoration: in cobalt pigment under the glaze. Peony medaillon inside.

  Mark: "Da Ming Chenghua nien-chih" on base.

  Paper sticker inscribed "Kakiemon" in blue ink; pencil note "K."

• Marks

  "Da Ming Chenghua nien-chih" on base.

  "Da Ming Chenghua nien-chih" on base.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Exhibition History

  Contemporary Porcelain from Japan (November 21, 1993 to September 5, 1994)

• Origin

  Kakiemon kiln site, Nangawara, Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of John A. Pope

• Type

  Vessel

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• Place

  Nangawara, Japan, Saga prefecture, Kakiemon kiln site, Arita

• Topic

  Porcelain, Art, Arita ware, Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868), Japanese Art, Arita ware, Kakiemon type, Ceramics

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)