染付筏かぶり笠葵紋文皿|Dish with Rafts, Bamboo Hats, and Tokugawa Family Crest

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ca. 1680–1720 · Porcelain with underglaze blue (Hirado ware) · Asian Art

The Tokugawa family crest, three of which appear on this striking dish, is rarely seen on porcelain from Arita, and never on Nabeshima ware. Besides the latter, Hirado ware was the only porcelain required to be presented regularly as gifts to the shogun. Unusually for Hirado ware, the decoration covers the entire surface of the dish’s interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1680–1720

Medium

Porcelain with underglaze blue (Hirado ware)

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Charles Stewart Smith, 1893