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1820 · White porcelain decorated with blue under the glaze (Kameyama ware) · Asian Art

Originally created to imitate Chinese ceramics to compete for the Dutch market, Kameyama ware soon took on a special quality of its own, blending auspicious shapes like the peach and the gourd with intricate painted designs.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1820

Medium

White porcelain decorated with blue under the glaze (Kameyama ware)

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Charles Stewart Smith, 1893