Dish with Coiled Dragon
CultureJapanese
OriginArita, Japan
Datemid-late 17th century
MediumPorcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionAn extremely rare moulded Kakiemon porcelain dish, decorated in coloured enamel and gilding with a design with a coiled dragon in the centre, the broad sides with a band of two cranes. The three friends, pine prunus and bamboo, and a minogame or flaming tortoise. The exterior plain.
Credit LinePromised Gift from the Macdonald Collection
Object numberT15.2.86
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Japanese PorcelainKakiemonCollections
Status
Not on view
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