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Small Dish (Kozara) with Waves and Reeds

青磁染付靄芦文小皿

late 1600s

Japan, Edo period

(1615–1868)
Medium
Porcelain with underglaze blue and celadon (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type)
Measurements
Diameter: 15.2 cm (6 in.)
Credit Line
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2023.43
Public Domain
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Location
235A Japanese
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Description

This dish has a green glaze often called celadon in English.
A circular porcelain dish features a pale celadon glaze with a subtle central indentation. Sharp, dark blue reed leaves arch across the right side, their linear strokes contrasting with the fluid, white cresting waves and swirling foam along the lower rim. Scattered white dots suggest sea spray amidst the rhythmic patterns. The minimalist green center provides a calm counterpoint to the dynamic, stylized motifs sweeping across the dish's edge.

Small Dish (Kozara) with Waves and Reeds

late 1600s

Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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