Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze, enamels over glaze
Dimensions:
H x W: 6.5 x 22 cm (2 9/16 x 8 11/16 in)
Style:
Arita ware, Nabeshima type
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Imari, Saga prefecture, Japan
Date:
1912-1960
Period:
Taisho or Showa era
Description:
Round dish on high foot.
Clay: fine white porcelain.
Glaze: Transparent, glossy.
Decoration: Inside 2 bands of concentric waves in underglaze blue, camellia blossom in underglaze blue and colored enamels; outside 3 blossoms with scrolling leaves in underglaze blue.
Provenance:
To 1966
N.V. Hammer, Inc., New York. [1]
From 1966
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from N.V. Hammer, Inc., New York. [2]
Notes:
[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.
[2] See note 1.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Japanese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to January 17, 1980)
Japanese Art—Paintings, Pottery (August 18, 1967 to September 20, 1971)
