
Collection Online as of May 25, 2022
Porcelain with overglaze color enamels (Hizen ware, Kakiemon type)
John L. Severance Fund 1964.366
235A Japanese
Look closely! One of this fashionable woman's feet is peeking out from under her layered kimono.
Figures like this were a prevalent type of Kakiemon ware and may have derived from dolls formed in the likeness of courtesans dressed in elaborate brocades.