
Collection Online as of March 20, 2023
Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamel and gold decoration (Hizen ware, Imari style)
Diameter: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.); height: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.257
not on view
This decorative porcelain—mass-produced for the export market in Europe—is inscribed with a poem from The Gateless Gate or The Gateless Barrier (Wuwen kuan in Chinese and Mumonkan in Japanese) by the Chinese Chan (Zen) master Wumen Huihai (1183–1260). The inscription reads, "I always remember the spring in the south. Where the partridges sing; how fragrant the countless flowers!"