染錦女官図小皿|Dish with Design of Court Lady by the Gate of a Shinto Shrine

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1650–60s · Porcelain with underglaze blue, overglaze enamels, and gold (Hizen ware, Arita type) · Asian Art

Heian-period court ladies like the one depicted here appear on porcelain produced at Arita kilns in the mid-seventeenth century. An early example of enameled porcelain from Arita, this dish exemplifies ties to Nabeshima ware in its quality and gold application.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1650–60s

Medium

Porcelain with underglaze blue, overglaze enamels, and gold (Hizen ware, Arita type)

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Charles Stewart Smith, 1893