Round Dish with Squared Rim
Artist
Gengetsu
(Japanese)
Date1960s
MediumShino ware
DimensionsOverall: 2 × 7 1/2 inches (5.08 × 19.05 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. George H. Bunting Jr.
Object number81-27/20
SignedArtist's three-finger mark and signature under the glaze on the reverse: "Gengetsu"
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DescriptionWheel-thrown pale buff body covered with whitish Shino-type glaze; underglaze iron oxide decoration in central depression of wild grasses; rim rubbed with iron oxide to affect oxidation of iron impurities in body; considereable iron oxide burning on unglazed areas of bottom.CopyrightThis work is copyrighted. Contact the copyright holder for permission to reproduce.
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