Dish
about 1620-1640 (made)
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Dish of flat saucer shape rounded at the rim, and heavily potted, with low edge-shaped foot and recessed, glazed base, some kiln grit adhering to the footrim. The bluish glaze is speckled inside with gritty imperfections. Painted inside in a purplish-grey blue is a design of a long-tailed bird beside a plant and rock, with a blue line round the rim.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue; Japan, Arita kilns (Shoki-Imari type), Edo period, about 1620-40 |
| Physical description | Dish of flat saucer shape rounded at the rim, and heavily potted, with low edge-shaped foot and recessed, glazed base, some kiln grit adhering to the footrim. The bluish glaze is speckled inside with gritty imperfections. Painted inside in a purplish-grey blue is a design of a long-tailed bird beside a plant and rock, with a blue line round the rim. |
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| Gallery label | Dish
Porcelain decorated in underglaze blue
JAPANESE (Arita kilns, Shoki-Imari type)
About 1620-40
C.93-1967(as at 2005) |
| Production | Arita kilns, Shoki-Imari type. |
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| Accession number | C.93-1967 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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