Medium:

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions:

W: 14 cm (5 1/2 in)

Style:

Arita ware

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Naka Shirakawa kiln site, Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan

Date:

1640-1660

Period:

Edo period

Description:

Dish with foliate rim, waster.

Clay: porcelain.

Glaze: clear.

Decoration: in cobalt pigment under the glaze. Landscape and ships framed in circles on the inside; flower design on the outside.

Mark: none.

Inscription on base by John Pope: Nakashirakawa.

Inscriptions:

"Nakashirakawa" inscribed in black grease paint by John A. Pope.

Collection:

Freer Study Collection

Topic:

ceramic  Search this

Arita ware  Search this

Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this

Japan  Search this

porcelain  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Dr. John Alexander Pope

Accession Number:

FSC-P-349

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3732c770a-ad3f-486c-887e-6e79bc90d309

EDAN-URL:

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