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
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.)
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.
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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 02, 2024.
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