Large Bowl with Cherry Blossoms and Maple Leaves

Takahashi Dōhachi III Japanese

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The combination of cherry blossoms and colorful maple leaves on this large bowl revive the style of Kyoto’s famous ceramic artist Ogata Kenzan (1663–1743). The vivid composition is based on a poem about the Tatsuta River, from the waka anthology Kokin Wakashū (ca. 905). The poet describes fallen autumn foliage drifting on the water’s surface as if it were gold brocade, and cherry blossoms in the Yoshino hills that put him in mind of white snowflakes. The patterns evoke both symbolic images of spring and autumn, as well as two famous sites (meisho) in Japan.

Large Bowl with Cherry Blossoms and Maple Leaves, Takahashi Dōhachi III (Japanese, 1811–1879), Stoneware with underglaze iron, white slip, and polychrome overglaze enamels (Kyoto ware), Japan

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Large Bowl with Cherry Blossoms and Maple Leaves, Takahashi Dōhachi III (Japanese, 1811–1879), Stoneware with underglaze iron, white slip, and polychrome overglaze enamels (Kyoto ware), Japan
Large Bowl with Cherry Blossoms and Maple Leaves, Takahashi Dōhachi III (Japanese, 1811–1879), Stoneware with underglaze iron, white slip, and polychrome overglaze enamels (Kyoto ware), Japan
Large Bowl with Cherry Blossoms and Maple Leaves, Takahashi Dōhachi III (Japanese, 1811–1879), Stoneware with underglaze iron, white slip, and polychrome overglaze enamels (Kyoto ware), Japan
Large Bowl with Cherry Blossoms and Maple Leaves, Takahashi Dōhachi III (Japanese, 1811–1879), Stoneware with underglaze iron, white slip, and polychrome overglaze enamels (Kyoto ware), Japan
Large Bowl with Cherry Blossoms and Maple Leaves, Takahashi Dōhachi III (Japanese, 1811–1879), Stoneware with underglaze iron, white slip, and polychrome overglaze enamels (Kyoto ware), Japan
Large Bowl with Cherry Blossoms and Maple Leaves, Takahashi Dōhachi III (Japanese, 1811–1879), Stoneware with underglaze iron, white slip, and polychrome overglaze enamels (Kyoto ware), Japan

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