Octagonal Dish with Shiba Onko
CultureJapanese
OriginArita, Japan
PeriodEdo Period (1603-1868)
Datec.1670-1690s
MediumPorcelain with overglaze enamels, iron-oxide brown
DimensionsOverall: 3.4 x 21 cm (1 5/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
MarkingsThree spur marks
DescriptionArita octagonal dish with everted brown-edged rim. It is enamelled in the Kakiemon style with the Shiba Onko (Hob-in-the-Well) pattern, telling the story of Chinese statesman Sima Guang (Shiba Onko in Japan), who as a child used his quick-wits to smash a large water jar with rocks, allowing the water to escape and his drowning friend to survive.
Credit LineThe Macdonald Collection
Object numberG08.6.5
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Japanese PorcelainKakiemonCollections
Status
On viewArtist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725; decorated in the Netherlands
Object number: G83.1.816.1-4
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c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.1a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.2a-b
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c.1750
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Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c.1752-1753
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1537
Object number: G83.1.351
