Oil Plate with Landscape Design
CultureJapanese
Datelate 18th-early 19th century
MediumStoneware with cream-colored glaze and underglaze iron (Seto ware)
DimensionsOverall: 1 × 8 3/4 inches (2.54 × 22.23 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-64/2
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Gallery LabelOil plates were used to catch oil drippings and soot from the burnt wick of oil-burning lamps. A lamp would have hung suspended above the plate from a four-sided, paper-covered wooden frame. Seto kilns were the main producer of these widely distributed plates in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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