Shallow Square Blue-and-White Dish
CultureJapanese
Dateca. 1730
MediumKakiemon porcelain
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/8 × 7 1/8 inches (18.1 × 18.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George H. Bunting Jr.
Object number80-39/3
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DescriptionShallow, square blue-and-white dish with rounded and indented corners and reim covered with brown glaze; the white porcelain body decorated with underglaze cobalt blue with designs of cherry blossoms scattered on and above stylized waves; the underside decorated with underglaze blue floral scrolling.ProvenanceWith K. Imai, Kyoto, Japan, by April 20, 1968;
Purchased from K. Imai by Karen Dean Bunting (1912-1981), Shawnee Mission, KS, April 20, 1968-1980 [1];
Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1980.
NOTES:
[1] K. Imai’s receipt is in the Nelson-Atkins curatorial files.
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