Dish
ca. 1675-1690 (made)
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Dish of saucer shape with rounded, spreading sides and everted, eight-foil rim; low, thinly-potted foot rounded on the inside. In the centre of the base is a spur-mark. The slightly bluish-toned glaze has a muted lustre.
Painted in rich underglaze blue are a double circle delimiting the border in conjunction with a double line below the foliate rim, and further rings within and without the foot on the outside. Painted in soft blue, green, pale yellow and red with delicate outlining in black enamel is a design of a pair of phoenixes on a rock flanked by chrysanthemum and camellia in the centre, with surrounding border of scrolling chrysanthemum with six blooms; the outside is plain.
Painted in rich underglaze blue are a double circle delimiting the border in conjunction with a double line below the foliate rim, and further rings within and without the foot on the outside. Painted in soft blue, green, pale yellow and red with delicate outlining in black enamel is a design of a pair of phoenixes on a rock flanked by chrysanthemum and camellia in the centre, with surrounding border of scrolling chrysanthemum with six blooms; the outside is plain.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels; Japan, Arita kilns (Kakiemon type), Edo period, ca. 1675-1690 |
| Physical description | Dish of saucer shape with rounded, spreading sides and everted, eight-foil rim; low, thinly-potted foot rounded on the inside. In the centre of the base is a spur-mark. The slightly bluish-toned glaze has a muted lustre. Painted in rich underglaze blue are a double circle delimiting the border in conjunction with a double line below the foliate rim, and further rings within and without the foot on the outside. Painted in soft blue, green, pale yellow and red with delicate outlining in black enamel is a design of a pair of phoenixes on a rock flanked by chrysanthemum and camellia in the centre, with surrounding border of scrolling chrysanthemum with six blooms; the outside is plain. |
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| Gallery label | Small dish
Porcelain decorated in underglaze blue and enamels with phoenixes on a rock and flowers
Arita ware, Kakiemon style
JAPANESE; last quarter 17th century
Miss E. Humphreys-Owen Gift
FE.84-1970(as at 2005) |
| Credit line | Given by Miss E. Humphreys-Owen |
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| Accession number | FE.84-1970 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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