Seto Ware Oil Plate / Artist Unknown, Japan
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1942.5
- Title
- Seto Ware Oil Plate
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Medium and Support
- stoneware, gray with iron and white slip painting with clear glaze
- Object Creation Date
- 1615-1868
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. Walter R. Parker
- Dimensions
- 6.4 cm x 34.8 cm x 34.8 cm (2 1/2 in. x 13 11/16 in. x 13 11/16 in.)
- Century
- late 18th-19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- plate
- Physical Description
- This plate has durable body and protective glazed surface. Seven brown ring-like patterns (said to be modeled after horse eyes) decorate the inner rim of the large plate. The outermost edge is ringed in brown.
- Subject Matter
- One of the world’s oldest and largest ceramic production sites remaining today, Seto has produced both high quality tea ceremony wares and utilitarian potteries. This plate, called ishi zara (stone plate), is a good example of the everyday type of Seto ware.
- Secondary Keywords
- ceramics
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- dishes
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1117 x 949
- File Size
- 73 KB
- Record
- 1942.5
- Link to this Item
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