Dish with design of four spades

Deep dish with plain rim and low foot.
Clay: coarse porcelain.
Glaze: transparent, inside only.
Decoration: Inside: overglaze enamel, four spade-like forms in yellow on green with blackish-brown diaper patterns. Outside: muddy yellow enamel washed over brownish cloud patterns directly on body.
Repaired on one side.

Historical period(s)
Edo period, 1650-1660
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze, enamels over glaze
Style
Arita ware, Aode Kutani type
Dimensions
H x W: 6.4 x 33.3 cm (2 1/2 x 13 1/8 in)
Geography
Japan, Saga prefecture, Arita, Yambeta kiln group
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1966.19
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Dish

Keywords
Arita ware, Aode Kutani type, cobalt pigment, Edo period (1615 - 1868), Japan, porcelain
Provenance

To 1966
Harry C. Nail, Jr., El Dorado, Arkansas. [1]

From 1966
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Harry C. Nail, Jr., El Dorado, Arkansas. [2]

Notes:

[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Harry C. Nail Jr.

Description

Deep dish with plain rim and low foot.
Clay: coarse porcelain.
Glaze: transparent, inside only.
Decoration: Inside: overglaze enamel, four spade-like forms in yellow on green with blackish-brown diaper patterns. Outside: muddy yellow enamel washed over brownish cloud patterns directly on body.
Repaired on one side.

Marking(s)

Mark: Fuku in brown under foot.

Published References
  • Oriental Ceramics: The World's Great Collections. 12 vols., Tokyo. vol. 10, pl. 192.
Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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