Dish in the Shape of a Double Fan with Arched Handle

This dish, produced in the Mino region during the late Momoyama period, exemplifies the bold ceramic style associated with the tea master Furuta Oribe (1544–1615). Hand-shaped ceramics often develop small drying cracks at seams or points of stress; as seen here in the macrophotograph, a fine crack has been sealed beneath the transparent glaze. Oribe-type glazes and stains are rich in fluxes that react where they meet. Under the clear glaze, the iron-oxide stain has bled into the adjacent green-copper glaze. This subtle interaction—characteristic of Oribe ware—creates nuanced shifts in color and texture that capture the dynamic chemistry of the kiln.