
Collection Online as of December 9, 2023
Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze color enamel and gold, with iron oxide rim (Arita ware)
Height: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.); Diameter: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.257
not on view
This dish is inscribed with a poem from The Gateless Gate, a text compiled by Chinese Chan (Zen) master Wumen Huikai (1183–1260). The verse reads, “I always remember the spring in Jiangnan. Where the partridges sing; how fragrant the countless flowers!”