Dish with design of peony (from a set of five)
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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
ca. 1955-1965 -
Geography
Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan -
Material
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze, enamels over glaze -
Dimension
H x Diam (overall): 2.5 x 16.2 cm (1 x 6 3/8 in) -
Accession Number
S1997.48.4 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1997.48.4
Object Details
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Artist
Kitade Tojiro (1898-1968) -
Description
Shallow wheel-thrown dish with gently rising rim, wide trimmed foot tapering inward on outside, straight on inside.Clay: porcelain.Glaze: smooth, clear, colorless glaze over entire surface except footrim.Decoration: in underglaze cobalt, on front, broad band around edge of rim; on back, narrower band and single line encircling foot, single line inside footrim. In polychrome and gold enamels, black cross-hatch lattice overlaying broad blue band, gold line inside band, central motif. On underside, red enamels lines to outside of blue band encircling foot, inside of blue line inside footrim.Mark: in red enamel, square mark "To" in center of base inside footrim. -
Marks
Mark: in red enamel, square mark "To " in center of base inside footrim. -
Inscriptions
The dishes are contained in a paulownia wood box inscribed by the artist. The inscription on the front of the box lid reads: (upper right) [?/] kacho zu [(??) bird and flower designs; (center) meimeizara (individual serving dishes). The box is signed on the back of the box lid: Tojiro [rectangular red seal: ??]. -
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection -
Origin
Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Sanae and Douglas Reeves -
Type
Vessel -
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