Dish with Design of Court Lady by the Gate of a Shinto Shrine

1650–60s

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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.

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染錦女官図小皿
Title: Dish with Design of Court Lady by the Gate of a Shinto Shrine
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1650–60s
Culture: Japan
Medium: Porcelain with underglaze blue, overglaze enamels, and gold (Hizen ware, Arita type)
Dimensions: H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Diam. 9 1/8 in. (4.4 x 23.2 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Charles Stewart Smith, 1893
Object Number: 93.3.462
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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