Plate with gourd and vine design (one of five with 1964/1.100 and 102-104) / Artist Unknown, Nabeshima ware, Japan
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- Accession Number
- 1964/1.101
- Title
- Plate with gourd and vine design (one of five with 1964/1.100 and 102-104)
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with blue underglaze and enamel overglaze painting
- Object Creation Date
- early 18th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Kyushu-chiho (region)
- Saga (prefecture)
- Arita (city)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Kyushu-chiho (region)
- Creation Place 4
- Saga (prefecture)
- Creation Place 5
- Arita (city)
- Dimensions
- 4.5 cm x 14.5 cm x 14.5 cm (1 3/4 in. x 5 11/16 in. x 5 11/16 in.)
- Century
- Early 18th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- dish
- Secondary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Physical Description
- The circular, smaller white porcelain plate has a design of gourds, flowers, vines and leaves around the rim. The gourds are outlined with blue underglaze and colored with yellow overglaze. Blue underglaze and transparent green overglaze are used for the leaves. The flowers and vines are drawn with red. The red enamel is worn off from some of the tendrils, a characteristic of 18th century Nabeshima. The reverse side has four clustered jewel or treasure motifs with four bows and streamers repeated three times. On the shallow foot, bold lines are drawn in a row like a comb. The design on the back is all drawn with blue underglaze. (Referencce: Becker, Sister Johanna. “A Group of Nabeshima Porcelain.")
- Subject Matter
- The Nabeshima wares were used by the local governing family as part of their annual tribute to the Tokugawa overlords.
- In this elegant but witty design, the rim of the plate is considered as a trills from which the gourds are hanging.
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
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- design elements
- dishes
- herbaceous plants
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- natural landscapes
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- patterns (design elements)
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- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- woody plants
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 690 x 661
- File Size
- 61 KB
- Record
- 1964/1.101
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"Plate with gourd and vine design (one of five with 1964/1.100 and 102-104); Artist Unknown, Nabeshima ware, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1964-sl-1.101/1964_1.101.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.