Medium:

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions:

W: 12 cm (4 3/4 in)

Style:

Arita ware, Kakiemon workshop

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Kakiemon kiln site, Nangawara, Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan

Date:

1660-1700

Period:

Edo period

Description:

Small plate, base fragment.

Clay: porcelain.

Glaze: clear.

Decoration: in cobalt pigment under the glaze. Peony medaillon inside.

Mark: "Da Ming Chenghua nien-chih" on base.

Paper sticker inscribed "Kakiemon" in blue ink; pencil note "K."

Marks:

"Da Ming Chenghua nien-chih" on base.

"Da Ming Chenghua nien-chih" on base.

Collection:

Freer Study Collection

Exhibition History:

Contemporary Porcelain from Japan (November 21, 1993 to September 5, 1994)

Topic:

Arita ware  Search this

Arita ware, Kakiemon type  Search this

Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this

Japan  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of John A. Pope

Accession Number:

FSC-P-369

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

See more items in:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye329270cf2-380c-47bf-a4ec-15e4008a1fa3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-369