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Dish with Maple Leaves in Waves

色絵龍田川文皿

late 1600s–early 1700s

Japan, Edo period

(1615–1868)
Medium
Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze color enamel (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type)
Measurements
Diameter: 19.7 cm (7 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2017.62
Public Domain
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Location
235A Japanese
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This pottery type was named for the Nabeshima family, who established kilns to produce highly refined porcelain meant for diplomatic gifts.

Description

The dish is an example of the finest type of Japanese porcelain, Nabeshima-type Hizen ware. It is decorated with maple leaves in iron-red and green and yellow enamels floating on the rough waters of a fast flowing stream in underglaze blue. It has been associated with the classical poetry motif of maple leaves on the Tatsuta River in Nara Prefecture.
A circular porcelain dish features an asymmetrical design of maple leaves and waves. Swirling blue patterns with white foam crests flow across the lower section, anchored by a tight central spiral. Pointed red and pale green maple leaves comprise the foliage floating atop the water. The upper right remains a smooth, undecorated white surface. The composition depicts dynamic movement through serrated leaves and cresting blue water against the white porcelain ground.

Dish with Maple Leaves in Waves

late 1600s–early 1700s

Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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