Dish with design of mizuaoi and heron grass in stream
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Period
1820-1860 -
Geography
Kakiemon or Kama-no-tsuji kiln, Nangawara, Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan -
Material
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze -
Dimension
H x W x D: 8.5 x 41.5 x 41.5 cm (3 3/8 x 16 5/16 x 16 5/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1980.184 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1980.184
Object Details
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Artist
Sakaida Kakiemon IX or X -
Description
Large dish with wavy edge, three identations spaced below rim; wide flat unglazed footrim, four spur scars on base.Clay: white porcelainGlaze: clear, feldspathicDecoration: painted in cobalt blue under the glaze, outline and wash; outside, three groups of rocks and camellias, inside - clump of mizuaoi and heron grass in stream within curved panel, outside of which is a delicate karakusa textile design in outline alone.Marks: Yamato Meireki nen tsukuru in underglaze on base. Also 2-character mark recessed in footrim. -
Marks
Yamato Meireki nen tsukuru in underglaze on base.Yamato Meireki nen tsukuru in underglaze on base. -
Inscriptions
On the back is a six-character inscription naming the Meireki era (1655-1658), but this piece is close to two centuries later in date. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
The Arts of Japan (July 14, 2012 to January 13, 2013)Seasons: Arts of Japan (February 5, 2011 to January 13, 2013)Summer Whites: Japanese Porcelain (July 1, 1983 to March 15, 1984) -
Origin
Kakiemon or Kama-no-tsuji kiln, Nangawara, Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan -
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harold P. Stern -
Type
Vessel -
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