Dish
CultureJapanese
OriginArita, Japan
PeriodEdo Period (1603-1868)
Datec.1660-1670
MediumPorcelain with overglaze cobalt enamels
DimensionsOverall: 3.9 x 20 cm (1 9/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionArita foliate-rimmed dish decorated in the kraakporselein manner. The centre is enamelled with a grasshopper on rockwork with flowering plants and a sea scape. The border has eight panels divided by a fish-scale ground, four containing yellow and green flowerheads and four containing Buddhistic emblems.
Credit LineThe Macdonald Collection
Object numberG05.12.14
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Japanese PorcelainEarly Overglaze EnamelsCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1730-1735
Object number: G83.1.589.1a-b,2a-b-3
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c.1768
Object number: G83.1.1148
Artist / Maker: Samson, Edme and Cie (Samson Ceramics)
c.1850-1900
Object number: G05.11.8a-b
