Dish
1650-1700 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Porcelain was first made in Japan in the early years of the 17th century at kilns in and around the town of Arita in the northern part of the western island of Kyushu. The earliest pieces were designed for the domestic market. Production increased from 1650 onwards, with a large part of the industry being directed towards the making of ceramics for export to Europe. The style of the landscape decoration on this dish is based on Chinese blue-and-white prototypes of a sort that were popular in Europe during the 17th century.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain decorated in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Porcelain dish with decoration in underglaze blue; landscape scene with figures; Japan, Arita kilns, 1650-1700 |
| Physical description | Dish with shallow rounded well and broad canted rim; rather small, wedge-shaped footring. Slightly greyish porcelain, painted in a rich violet-toned blue with a traditional style landscape scene with fisherman and scholar in a waterside setting. |
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| Gallery label | DISH
Porcelain with decoration in underglaze blue
Fisherman and scholar in a waterside setting
Arita kilns About 1650-1700(1986) |
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| Summary | Porcelain was first made in Japan in the early years of the 17th century at kilns in and around the town of Arita in the northern part of the western island of Kyushu. The earliest pieces were designed for the domestic market. Production increased from 1650 onwards, with a large part of the industry being directed towards the making of ceramics for export to Europe. The style of the landscape decoration on this dish is based on Chinese blue-and-white prototypes of a sort that were popular in Europe during the 17th century. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.11-1971 |
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| Record created | February 19, 2009 |
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