Picnic coaster, Kakiemon style
CultureJapanese
OriginArita, Japan
PeriodEdo Period (1603-1868)
Datec.1700
MediumPorcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall (G08.6.11): 7 x 15 cm (2 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.)
DescriptionHizen coaster, originally the base of a picnic box, of squat cylindrical form raised on three short scroll cabriole legs enamelled with black over a green wash ground. The knee of each leg is encircled by a red moulded tie rising into a knot at the blue panel divisions, each of the three wide panels decorated in the Kakiemon style with three different figure scenes depicting females on terraces. The base washed in a yellow glaze.
Credit LineThe Macdonald Collection
Object numberG08.6.11
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Japanese PorcelainKakiemonCollections
Status
Not on view
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