Lobed dish with iris and plum blossoms, one of a set of five

Place of OriginArita, Saga prefecture, Japan

Dateapprox. 1690-1740

PeriodEdo period (1615-1868)

MaterialsPorcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze and enamels and gold over glaze

DimensionsH. 1 in x Diam. 8 1/2 in, H. 2.5 cm x Diam. 21.6 cm

Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection

Object numberB60P126

DepartmentJapanese Art

ClassificationsCeramics

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Imari ware is named after the port from which the porcelain was shipped to Europe and West Asia. These wares ranged in design from simple to complex, and from blue-and-white to polychrome enamels. The decorations on this dish-floral motifs in underglaze blue and in overglaze red, green, green-blue, and gold enamels-are an example of an early stage of the colorful decorations for which Imari ware is known.

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