Shallow Dish
CultureJapanese
Dateearly 18th century
MediumKakiemon ware; porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamel decoration
DimensionsOverall: 1 7/8 x 9 5/8 inches (4.75 x 24.46 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George H. Bunting Jr.
Object number80-39/2
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DescriptionRound, six-lobed bowl with pinched, lotiform rim and short, splayed foot. The white porcelain body is decorated with overglaze Kakiemon enamels painted in blue, blue-green, clear yellow, aubergine with black, and iron-red, with a design of two phoenix whose waving tails trail around the cavetto. In the center of the bowl, a stylized five-petalled motif in iron-red. The back of the rim is decorated with seven paulownia clusters arranged in a "random" design.
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