Dish with Chrysanthemums and Marigolds
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Date:
1700s
Medium:
Imari ware porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamel and gold decoration
Collection:
Dimensions:
Diameter - w:21.10 cm (w:8 1/4 inches)
Overall - h:3.20 cm (h:1 1/4 inches)
Credit Line:
Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
Accession Number:
1964.265
Gallery ID:
not on view
In the Edo period, the chrysanthemum was one of the most popular motifs for porcelains exported to
Europe. This dish shows that the chrysanthemum pattern applied well to colored porcelains after the
Japanese learned the technique of firing wares at a high temperature. Four kinds of large chrysanthemum patterns are represented here. Tiny marigolds or wild chrysanthemums are spread across the entire dish. Gold, called kinrantei, was painted onto the 16-layered chrysanthemums, and red and blue onto the others. Red outlines strengthen the decorative beauty while gold outlines adorn the large chrysanthemum. [Seunghye Sun, Cleveland Museum of Art, (3/27-8/28/11); "The Lure of Painted Poetry"]
Inscription:
Museum Collection Highlight?:
no
Object Type:
A
accnbr yyyy:
1 964
accnbr iiii:
265
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Has cover record?:
No