Medium:

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions:

W: 11.7 cm (4 5/8 in)

Style:

Arita ware

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Naka Shirakawa kiln site, Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan

Date:

1660-1680

Period:

Edo period

Description:

Small flat dish with upturned rim, fragment of the base with rim.

Clay: porcelain.

Glaze: clear.

Decoration: in cobalt pigment under the glaze. Plum design.

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:

Arita ware  Search this

Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this

Japan  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Dr. John Alexander Pope, 1956

Accession Number:

FSC-P-337

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3967de3d5-291b-4527-b23d-a6be3a2af82a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-337