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ca. 1630 · Porcelain with underglaze blue (Hizen ware) · Asian Art

The auspicious character design is one of the earliest patterns found on underglaze decorated Japanese porcelain. Similar examples have been excavated from Tenjinmori no. 3, Kamano-Tsuji, Tengudani and other Arita area kilns.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1630

Medium

Porcelain with underglaze blue (Hizen ware)

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975