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Title: Melon Dish
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1760
Culture: Japan
Medium: Porcelain decorated with blue under the glaze (Hirado ware)
Dimensions: H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); Diam. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. V. Everit Macy, 1923
Accession Number: 23.225.62
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