Dish
CultureJapanese
Date17th century
MediumPorcelain with underglaze blue decoration
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/8 x 21 3/4 inches (11.11 x 55.25 cm)
Credit LineGift of James Freeman
Object number2007.30
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DescriptionThe large porcelain dish with underglaze blue decoration has a footring, wide flat rim, and curving sides. On the front there are three registers of decorations, each separated by double circles: the major scene in the roundel is a lakeside landscape with waterfall framed; floral scrolls on the inner rim; and four oval-shaped reserves with rose mellows set off on the background of pattern. On the reverse side, landscape motifs are painted on the outer rim. Five spur marks show on the base. In the center, a square mark contains two characters.
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