Plate with Floral Design, one of five / Shibata Zeshin
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- Accession Number
- 1968/2.57
- Title
- Plate with Floral Design, one of five
- Artist
- Shibata Zeshin
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1807-1891
- Medium and Support
- clear lacquer over gold leaf and polychrome lacquer painting on paper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1879-1890
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Dimensions
- 9.6 cm x 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in. x 3 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Primary Object Type
- lacquer
- Physical Description
- Autumn flowers are painted in colored lacquer on plates of gold leaf. The quiet, natural plant motifs stand out against the glittering square of gold.
- Subject Matter
- Chinese bellflowers and pampas grass are two of the “seven grasses of autumn,” a favorite motif in Japanese decorative arts for centuries. This set of lacquer plates showcases a different autumn flower on each.
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by composition or origin
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- dishes
- earth sciences concepts
- gold and gold alloy
- herbaceous plants
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- materials by function
- metal
- metal and metal products
- metal by composition or origin
- natural landscapes
- nonferrous metal
- objects we use
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- plants
- scientific concepts
- seasons
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- woody plants
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 491 x 481
- File Size
- 35 KB
- Record
- 1968/2.57
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"Plate with Floral Design, one of five; Shibata Zeshin." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1968-sl-2.57/1968_2.57.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 10, 2024.