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Title: Blue-and-white plate with landscape design
Artist: Artist Unknown, Hizen ware, Japan
Physical Description: A medium size plate has blue-and-white underglaze painting of landscape. There are two groups of mountains; one of the left has two large rocks flanked by two smaller mountains with a few trees on the tops. Three smaller rocks peek from the water. On the right side, a range of gently sloped mountains and a rock are drawn. There are two fishing boats with masts can be seen in front of the mountain range. The crescent moon, shadowed by one side, is in the sky. The drawing is executed in thick underglaze and painted in lighter glaze. There are brown speckles on the surface; reddish color stains on the top of the rim. Some chips on the rim and on the back. The foot is unglazed; eye is glazed. There is a single band around the rim.
Century: 17th century
Object Creation Date: 1615-1643
Accession Number: 1963/2.62
Medium and Support: porcelain, blue underglaze painting
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Harry Packard for the James Marshall Plumer Memorial Collection

Title: Seto ware plate with painted bamboo design (Ishizara)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: Late 18th century
Object Creation Date: late 18th century
Accession Number: 1963/2.2
Medium and Support: stoneware with underglaze painting and crackle glaze
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Harry Packard for the James Marshall Plumer Memorial Collection

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