VesselsJapanese17th-18th century

Circular Dish with Decoration of Grasshopper Among Flowers and Plants

17th-early 18th century

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Blue-and-white ware

Medium

Export blue-and-white ware, Arita ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt blue mark of a single Chinese character on the base

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

17th-18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 3.4 x Diam. 21 cm (1 5/16 x 8 1/4 in.)

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