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One of Five Serving Bowls (Mukozuke) with Prunus Design

1700s to mid-1800s

school of Ogata Kenzan

(Japanese, 1663–1743)
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Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
Kyoto Ware: stoneware with underglaze iron oxide and slip decoration
Measurements
Overall: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.); Each side: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund and Edward L. Wittemore Fund 1963.508.5
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Description

Note the rough, tan, clay bodies of these bowls with their deliberate irregularities. The design of branches was first painted in a black iron oxide, then the blossoms and buds in a white slip, followed by the application of a very thin transparent overglaze.
A triangular stoneware vessel with rounded corners is finished in a creamy off-white glaze. Dark brown iron oxide lines sweep upward from the base, suggesting bare branches. Soft white circles cluster along these lines, resembling plum blossoms. A dark brown border emphasizes the top rim. From the central corner, the decorative branches splay diagonally across the flat sides, creating a delicate, nature-inspired pattern over the geometric form.

One of Five Serving Bowls (Mukozuke) with Prunus Design

1700s to mid-1800s

Ogata Kenzan

(Japanese, 1663–1743)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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